Leslie Jamison

Leslie Jamison is back with a memoir about her first years of parenting and the unraveling of her marriage, rendered in her signature elegant, sensuous prose.

Leslie Jamison is back with a memoir about her first years of parenting and the unraveling of her marriage, rendered in her signature elegant, sensuous prose.

Leslie Jamison, author of The Empathy Exams and The Recovering, is back with a new memoir, Splinters, in which she reflects on early motherhood in tandem with her relationship with her own mother. Sharp and honest, Jamison tries to reconcile the person she is with the stories she has internalized about herself, and in doing so, she shares a perspective on motherhood that teems with insight.

Leslie Jamison, author of The Empathy Exams and The Recovering, is back with a new memoir, Splinters, in which she reflects on early motherhood in tandem with her relationship with her own mother. Sharp and honest, Jamison tries to reconcile the person she is with the stories she has internalized about herself, and in doing […]

Leslie Jamison reads her collection of essays in a direct, matter-of-fact voice, underscored with a tinge of longing.

Leslie Jamison reads her collection of essays in a direct, matter-of-fact voice, underscored with a tinge of longing.

Leslie Jamison explores longing, connection and distance in 14 breathtaking essays.

Leslie Jamison explores longing, connection and distance in 14 breathtaking essays.

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