Telling by Marion Winik - ISBN: 9780679755227
Paperback
Life’s absurd minefield navigated with humor, heart, and startling truths.

Telling

Confessions, Concessions, and Other Flashes of Light

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  • Paperback

    224 pages

  • Release Date

    14 March 1995

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Summary

Combining the insight of Anna Quindlen and the comic storytelling of Garrison Keillor with her own singularly outrageous humor, a commentator on NPR’s All Things Considered takes us on a tour of the minefield of chance and circumstance that make up a life.

“Winik’s voice is so true and clear and compassionate, we’re happy to listen to any story she wants to tell.” - Los Angeles Times Book Review

Along the way, she offers razor-sharp takes on everything from a…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780679755227
ISBN-10:0679755225
Author:Marion Winik
Publisher:Random House USA Inc
Imprint:Vintage Books
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:224
Release Date:14 March 1995
Weight:266g
Dimensions:216mm x 140mm x 13mm
Series:Vintage
What They're Saying

Critics Review

“Winik’s voice is so true and clear and compassionate, we’re happy to listen to any story she wants to tell.” —Los Angeles Times Book Review

“Winik has an unpredictable, humorous, erratically spinning life and a straightforward, wry way of serving it up…. Beneath every essay there is wit, humor and hope.” —Houston Chronicle

About The Author

Marion Winik

Marion Winik’s personal essays are heard regularly on National Public Radio’s All Things Considered and appear in periodicals ranging from Parenting to Playgirl to The Utne Reader. She lives in Austin, Texas, with her two sons.

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