ARE YOU LISTENING? YOU DON'T HAVE TO SAY YOU LOVE ME: A PREVIEW

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ARE YOU LISTENING? DAY" 
I AM EXCITED TO SHARE WITH YOU ABOUT 
THIS RECENT AUDIO BOOK I RECEIVED

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 YOU DON'T HAVE TO SAY
YOU LOVE ME
A MEMOIR
WRITTEN AND READ BY
SHERMAN ALEXIE  
 

ABOUT THE AUDIO BOOK:
A searing, deeply moving memoir about family, love, loss, and forgiveness from the critically acclaimed, bestselling National Book Award-winning author of The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian.

Family relationships are never simple. But Sherman Alexie's bond with his mother Lillian was more complex than most. She plunged her family into chaos with a drinking habit, but shed her addiction when it was on the brink of costing her everything. She survived a violent past, but created an elaborate facade to hide the truth. She selflessly cared for strangers, but was often incapable of showering her children with the affection that they so desperately craved. She wanted a better life for her son, but it was only by leaving her behind that he could hope to achieve it. It's these contradictions that made Lillian Alexie a beautiful, mercurial, abusive, intelligent, complicated, and very human woman.

When she passed away, the incongruities that defined his mother shook Sherman and his remembrance of her. Grappling with the haunting ghosts of the past in the wake of loss, he responded the only way he knew how: he wrote. The result is a stunning memoir filled with raw, angry, funny, profane, tender memories of a childhood few can imagine, much less survive. An unflinching and unforgettable remembrance, YOU DON'T HAVE TO SAY YOU LOVE ME is a powerful, deeply felt account of a complicated relationship.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

A National Book Award-winning author, poet, and filmmaker, Sherman has been named one of Granta's Best Young American Novelists and has been lauded by The Boston Globe as "an important voice in American literature." He is one of the most well known and beloved literary writers of his generation, with works such as The Long Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven and Reservoir Blues and has received numerous awards and citations, including the PEN/Malamud Award for Fiction and the Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest Award.

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PRAISE FOR YOU DON'T HAVE TO SAY YOU LOVE ME:

The Instant New York Times Bestseller-NEW YORK TIMES

One of the most anticipated books of 2017--Entertainment Weekly and Bustle

"Blends poetry and prose, and varies widely in tone as he explores old memories and new grief."―Entertainment Weekly, Summer's 20 Must Read Books

"He specifically focuses on his late mother, showing the many sides of her multifaceted character through dozens of poignant poems and essays. Their relationship is as complicated as Alexie's stories are enthralling."―Stephanie Topacio Long, Bustle, 14 Best Nonfiction Books Coming Out in June 2017

"Sherman Alexie makes poetry out of the darkest parts of his (and his mother's) life... It's all a mighty attempt to understand who his mother was, who she is to him, and how to make peace with her."―Jaime Green, Google Play, Summer Reading

"There's straight personal history here, as well as fable, poetry, and raw and mordant accounts of life....Unexpected revelations are a constant throughout this memoir"―Maureen Corrigan, NPR's "Fresh Air", 6 Books That Will Carry You Away

"Resonant and occasionally gut-wrenching." ―Entertainment Weekly

"Evident throughout are humor and rage, respect and loving irreverence." ―Oprah Magazine