Some Assembly Required: A Journal of My Son's First Son [Paperback]

From theNew York Timesbestselling author ofBird by Bird, Hallelujah Anyway,andAlmost Everything

“If there is a doyenne of the parenting memoir, it would be Anne Lamott.”—Time

InSome Assembly Required, Anne Lamott enters a new and unexpected chapter in her own life: grandmotherhood. Stunned to learn that her son, Sam, is about to become a father at nineteen, Lamott begins a journal about the first year of her grandson Jax’s life. In careful and often hilarious detail, Lamott and Sam—about whom she first wrote so movingly inOperating Instructions—struggle to balance their changing roles. By turns poignant and funny, honest and touching, Some Assembly Required is the true story of how the birth of a baby changes a family—as this book will change everyone who reads it.“[Lamott’s] crisp writing and self-deprecating honesty ring charmingly true.”

—People

“[Some Assembly Requiredis] full of Lamott’s trademark neurotic spirituality, and it’s one Lamott’s fans will want.”

—The Washington Post

“Wonderful . . . [with] Lamott’s trademark sharp wit and self-deprecating humor . . . Like so many of Lamott’s books, [Some Assembly Required] leaves readers with new insights.”

—The Associated Press

“[Lamott’s] typical combination of astuteness and wit . . . As always, Lamott’s ‘raggedy faith’ is central to her, and whether you share her concerns or not, you appreciate her candor.”

—NPR

“The story of one year in a woman’s life, a year that happens to include the arrival of a blanket-bundled gift for Lamott and her longtime readers.”

—San Francisco Chrl£3