Traveling Mercies

3 cassettes / 4 hours
Read by the Author

“Eloquent, detailed, emotionally honest . . . Lamott deserves a prize for telling it like it is.” – People

From the bestselling author of Operating Instructions and Bird by Bird comes a chronicle of faith and spirituality that is at once tough, personal, affectionate, wise, and very funny.

With an exuberant mix of passion, insight, and humor, Anne Lamott takes us on a journey through her often troubled past to illuminate her devout but quirky walk of faith.  In a narrative spiced with stories and scripture, with diatribes, laughter, and tears, Lamott tells how, against all odds, she came to believe in God and them, even more miraculously, in herself.  She shows us the myriad ways n which this sustains and guides her, shining the light of faith on the darkest part of ordinary life an exposing surprising pockets of meaning and hope

Whether talking about her family or her dreadlocks, sick children or old friends, the most religious women of her church of the men she’s dated, Lamott reveals the hard-won wisdom gathered along her path to connectedness and liberation.

“Anne Lamott is a cause for celebration.  [Her] real genius lies in capturing the ineffable, describing not perfect moments, but imperfect ones . . .  perfectly. She is nothing short of miraculous.” – The New Yorker