Mila is going to save a lot of lives and suffering through this book. But she will respond personally when you contact her to any questions, comments or even Guidence. Not only do you get to walk in her shoes in the book, which I should probably mention is not for the faint of heart. Absolutely best memoir / non fiction book I have ever read and believe me I have read almost every one on the market. “ Behind Closed Doors” By Mila Cassandre. Very nice and informative articles, thanksĢ019 choice everyone needs to read.

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He shows us that we can learn just as much about ourselves as those we grieve for. In his signature style, Alexie delivers stories of immeasurable pain cut with hilarious candor conveyed in both essays and poems. You Don’t Have to Say You Love Me is a deeply raw memoir of Alexie’s complicated relationship with his mother - a woman he both revered and had disdain for, a woman he felt both pride and shame for.

I say this because it’s important to understand that Sherman Alexie’s life and heartbreaking stories are not atypical of Native life. Like Alexie, my father was a Rez Indian turned Urban Indian estranged from his mother. His work - featuring Natives who are caught defining their identity in a modern, white world - is so deeply personal to me. To preface, I am an unabashed Sherman Alexie fan. You Don’t Have to Say You Love Me by Sherman Alexie My Father, the Pornographer, telling the tale of both a literal and metaphorical cleaning out, is a raw, candid, and striving work that offers as much about its progenitor as it does its complicated subject. Offutt's memoir, moving and expertly written, is the tale of a single family, but the unhappiness endured, however singular, may well resound for anyone with a less-than-savory upbringing of their own. Verbally abusive and 'maniacal,' the greater the elder Offutt's reputation grew, the more distant he became to his family. Raised in rural Kentucky, Chris was forever seeking the attention, affection, and approval of his father, all the while fearing the former insurance salesman who left his business behind to stake his claim to authorial immortality. Offutt - noted science fiction/fantasy/porn/erotica author. My Father, the Pornographer by Chris OffuttĬhris Offutt’s My Father, the Pornographer is a father-son memoir that finds its author searching for clarity and insight following the 2013 loss of his dad, Andrew J.

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