Operating Instructions

Name: Operating Instructions
Author: Anne Lamott

by Anne Lamott

A mother's journal chronicles the first year of single motherhood with humor

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Anne Lamott

Anne Lamott is an American author known for her candid, humorous memoirs and novels. Operating Instructions and Bird by Bird are beloved for their frank exploration of faith, writing, and motherhood.

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