At the young of age of seven, Jill's mother Eve takes her for regular sessions to a child psychologist for treatment of her anxiety, which only makes her behavior worse. When she reaches her teens, she starts drinking and then smoking marijuana with
A passionate and poignant memoir written by a woman whose life has been guided by the words: "I am here to learn how to love well." The book is a deep examination of relationships, family, motivation, and honoring of the Self.
Katharine Weber is the author of five notable novels, most recently TRUE CONFECTIONS. Her memoir, THE MEMORY OF ALL THAT: GEORGE GERSHWIN, KAY SWIFT, AND MY FAMILY'S LEGACY OF INFIDELITIES, will be published by Crown in July, 2011.
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Katharine Weber teaches occsionally in the Columbia University School of the Arts as an MFA thesis advisor. Before that, she taught undergraduate fiction writing at Yale for eight years. She spends parts of the year in France and Ireland.
Birth Place
New York, NY USA
Accomplishments
Winner, 2007 Connecticut Book Award for Fiction; Finalist, 2007 John Gardner Fiction Book Award; Finalist, 2007 and 2004 Paterson Fiction Prize; Longlisted for the Dublin IMPAC International Fiction Award, 1996 and 2006; First three novels New York Times Notable Books
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