If Only You People Could Follow Directions: A Memoir

by Jessica Hendry Nelson

Book Overview

If Only You People Could Follow Directions is a spellbinding debut by Jessica Hendry Nelson. In linked autobiographical essays, Nelson has reimagined the memoir with her thoroughly original voice, fearless writing, and hypnotic storytelling. At its center, the book is the story of three people: Nelson's mother Susan, her brother Eric, and Jessica herself. These three characters are deeply bound to one another, not just by the usual ties of...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1619022338
• ISBN13: 9781619022331
• Release Date: December 2013
• Publisher: Counterpoint LLC
• Length: 244 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.7" x 8.3"