Stitches: A Handbook on Meaning, Hope and Repair

from lisalangford

I love Anne Lamott. She so brilliantly captures ideas, thoughts, feelings and life, illuminating them with experience and insight. This book, sort of a follow-up to Help, Thanks, Wow, brings again her perspective and voice to life and spirituality. I gave this book less stars than I might have be...

from BookAngel_a

I love Anne Lamott's memoirs. Her writing is high quality, raw, and honest, and I'm fascinated by the stories she tells. When I picked up this book, I did not realize that it was a follow up to Lamott's last book "Help, Thanks, Wow". Unfortunately I haven't gotten to read that book yet although I...

from SignoraEdie

If I had to give this book my own sub-title, I would call it The Spiritual First Aid Kit! It certainly belongs in any First Aid Kit prepared to deal with the pain that life can bring. And as Anne isn't afraid to point out...life does deal us some blows...disappointments, fear, rejection...things ...

from readaholic12

I haven't yet read an Anne Lamott book I didn't love. I was shocked by the slight size of this book when it arrived, but the contents were for me, a sublime distilled and condensed version of everything I love about this author and how she copes with life in crazy times. I could use some help cop...

from dianaleez

Is there someone not in need of meaning, hope, and repair? Anne Lamott's 'Stitches' is a laid back, low key dissertation on survival. How does one justify the tragedies and injustices of modern life? Are there words of wisdom that can get us through the bad times? Lamott gently shares her own cop...