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HarperSanFrancisco (1991), 128 pages
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With eloquence, candor, and simplicity, a celebrated author tells the story of his father's alcohol abuse and suicide and traces the influence of this secret on his life as a son, father, husband, minister, and writer.
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LibraryThing member LTW
A father's suicide and a daughter's anorexia exemplify the sort of secret that radically modifies an individual and, in turn, can be modified by being told. The fiction of noted theologian/novelist Buechner ( A Long Day's Dying, LJ 1/1/50) has been called "psychological." His nonfiction, too
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(including Whistling in the Dark, LJ 7/88) explores his comprehension of the soul rather than exhorting. This slim memoir does well what Buechner has become noted for doing: showing with subtlety the stark nature of being one thinking being among many. His prescription for the church to look at Alcoholics Anonymous for a modern model is compelling. Show Less
LibraryThing member madrigal32
quite, quite interesting and very quick to read. I'm going to read all his other stuff now too.
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English
Original publication date
1991
Physical description
128 p.; 11.11 inches
ISBN
0060611812 / 9780060611811