دستورالعمل های عملیاتی: مجله پسران من سال اول

The most honest, wildly enjoyable book written about motherhood is surely Anne Lamotts account of her son Sams first year. A gifted writer and teacher, Lamott (Crooked Little Heart) is a single mother and ex-alcoholic with a pleasingly warped social circle and a remarkably tolerant religion to lean on. She responds to the changes, exhaustion, and love Sam brings with aplomb or outright insanity. The book rocks from hilarious to unbearably poignant when Sams burgeoning life is played out against a very close friends illness. No saccharine paean to becoming a parent, this touches on the rage and befuddlement that dog sweeter emotions during this sea change in ones life.