NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - A story-driven collection of essays on
the twelve powerful phrases we use to sustain our relationships, from
the bestselling author of Glitter and Glue and The Middle Place
"Kelly Corrigan takes on all the big, difficult questions here, with
great warmth and courage."--Glennon Doyle
NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY REAL SIMPLE AND
BUSTLE
It's a crazy idea: trying to name the phrases that make love and
connection possible. But that's just what Kelly Corrigan has set out to
do here. In her New York Times bestselling memoirs*,* Corrigan
distilled our core relationships to their essences, showcasing a warm,
easy storytelling style. Now, in Tell Me More, she's back with a
deeply personal, unfailingly honest, and often hilarious examination of
the essential phrases that turn the wheel of life.
In "I Don't Know," Corrigan wrestles to make peace with uncertainty,
whether it's over invitations that never came or a friend's agonizing
infertility. In "No," she admires her mother's ability to set boundaries
and her liberating willingness to be unpopular. In "Tell Me More," a
facialist named Tish teaches her something important about listening.
And in "I Was Wrong," she comes clean about her disastrous role in a
family fight--and explains why saying sorry may not be enough. With
refreshing candor, a deep well of empathy, and her signature desire to
understand "the thing behind the thing," Corrigan swings between
meditations on life with a preoccupied husband and two mercurial teenage
daughters to profound observations on love and loss.
With the streetwise, ever-relatable voice that defines Corrigan's work,
Tell Me More is a moving and meaningful take on the power of the right
words at the right moment to change everything.
Praise for Tell Me More
"It is such a comfort just knowing that Kelly Corrigan exists: she is
somehow both wise and self-deprecating; funny but unafraid of pain;
frank but gentle. She is the sister/mother/best friend we all wish we
could have--and because of this big-hearted book, we all get
to."--Ariel Levy, author of The Rules Do Not Apply
"With full-bodied humor and radical sensitivity, Kelly Corrigan
transforms the mundane pain of life into a necessary spiritual text of
sorts, one that reminds us that we have the right to grieve but the
obligation to be grateful. This book will remind you that you are
human--and of the fragile loveliness of being so."**--Lena Dunham
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