My first encounter with this author was at the writers' festival in Vancouver, when she was completely unknown, and had just published her first memoir, Too Close to the Falls. She was the hit of the festival, like none other since, and catapulted herself immediately into the limelight by the strength of this one hilarious, witty, pithy talk. She became instantly famous in Canada and I have always thought of her as Canadian. However, she grew up in Niagara Falls and Buffalo, New York.
Being a similar type of person and having similar experiences, I found the book redeeming. But more important, this is an extremely well written, extremely funny, and extremely real memoir.
Read it. Then read Too Close to the Falls. Better yet, read in reverse order.
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