She wanted a better life for her son, but it was only by leaving her behind that he could hope to achieve it. She selflessly cared for strangers, but was often incapable of showering her children with the affection that they so desperately craved. She survived a violent past, but created an elaborate facade to hide the truth. She plunged her family into chaos with a drinking habit, but shed her addiction when it was on the brink of costing her everything. But Sherman Alexie’s bond with his mother Lillian was more complex than most. A searing, deeply moving memoir about family, love, loss, and forgiveness from the critically acclaimed, bestselling National Book Award-winning author of The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian.įamily relationships are never simple.
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