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Traveling Mercies: Some Thoughts on Faith

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Anne Lamott claims the two best prayers she knows are: Help me, help me, help me and Thank you, thank you, thank you. She has a friend whose morning prayer each day isWhatever, and whose evening prayer is Oh, well. Anne thinks of Jesus as Casper the friendly savior and describes God as one craftymother.

Despite--or because of--her irreverence, faith is a natural subject for Anne Lamott. Since Operating Instructions and Bird by Bird, her fans havebeen waiting for her to write the book that explained how she came to the big-hearted, grateful, generous faith that she so often alluded to in her two earlier nonfiction books. The people in Anne Lamott's real life arelike beloved characters in a favorite series for her readers--her friend Pammy, her son, Sam, and the many funny and wise folks who attend her church are all familiar. And Traveling Mercies is a welcomereturn to those lives, as well as an introduction to new companions Lamott treats with the same candor, insight, and tenderness.

Lamott's faith isn't about easy answers, which is part of what endearsher to believers as well as nonbelievers. Against all odds, she came to believe in God and then, even more miraculously, in herself. As she puts it, My coming to faith did not start with a leap but rather aseries of staggers. At once tough, personal, affectionate, wise, and very funny, Traveling Mercies tells in exuberant detail how Anne Lamott learned to shine the light of faith on the darkestpart of ordinary life, exposing surprising pockets of meaning and hope.

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The author describes the lifelong process through which she came to believe in God, discussing the battles she fought with alcohol, food disorders, and the loss of loved ones, and following her search for the spiritual path.

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Combining elements of spiritual study and memoir, the author of Bird by Bird and Crooked Little Heart describes her odyssey of faith, drawing on her own sometimes troubled past to explore the many ways in which faith sustains and guides one's daily life. 75,000 first printing. Tour.
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About the Author

Anne Lamott is the author of Operating Instructions and Bird by Bird, and of five novels, including Rosie and Crooked Little Heart. She lives in northern California with her son.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780375409172
Subtitle:
Some Thoughts on Faith
Publisher:
Pantheon Books
Author:
Lamott, Anne
Subject:
Religious
Subject:
Literary
Subject:
Women
Subject:
Faith
Subject:
Spirituality
Subject:
Women
Subject:
Literary
Subject:
Biography & Autobiography-Religious
Subject:
Biography & Autobiography-Literary
Subject:
Biography & Autobiography-Women
Subject:
Biography & Autobiography : Religious
Subject:
Biography & Autobiography : Literary
Subject:
Biography & Autobiography : Women
Subject:
Religion : Spirituality - General
Subject:
Body, Mind & Spirit : Spiritualism - General
Subject:
Christian biography
Subject:
Spirituality - Women's
Subject:
Women novelists, American
Subject:
Mothers and sons
Subject:
Biography-Religious
Subject:
Christianity-Inspirational
Subject:
Literature-A to Z
Subject:
Religion Western-Inspirational
Subject:
main_subject
Subject:
all_subjects
Publication Date:
19990101
Binding:
ELECTRONIC
Language:
English
Pages:
275
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Traveling Mercies: Some Thoughts on Faith
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Product details 275 pages Pantheon - English 9780375409172 Reviews:
"Synopsis" by , The author describes the lifelong process through which she came to believe in God, discussing the battles she fought with alcohol, food disorders, and the loss of loved ones, and following her search for the spiritual path.
"Synopsis" by , Combining elements of spiritual study and memoir, the author of Bird by Bird and Crooked Little Heart describes her odyssey of faith, drawing on her own sometimes troubled past to explore the many ways in which faith sustains and guides one's daily life. 75,000 first printing. Tour.
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