Lies My Mother Never Told Me

ermother,Gloria,wasabrainyknockoutwhosefiercewitcouldshockanaudienceintohilarityorsilence.HerfatherwasJamesJones,theaward-winningauthorofFromHeretoEternityandotheracclaimednovelsofWorldWarII.KaylieJonesgrewupamidsuchfamilyfriendsasWilliamStyron,IrwinShaw,JamesBaldwin,andWillieMorris,andKurtVonnegut.Whenherfatherdiedfromheartfailurecomplicatedbyyearsofdrinking,sixteen-year-oldKayliewasbrokenandlost,whichinturnleftherpowerlesstowithstandhermother'switheringbarbsandshatteringcriticism,ortohaltGloria'sfurtherdescentintothebottle-orthatofherown.LiesMyMotherNeverToldMeisabeautifullywrittentaleofpersonalevolution,familysecrets,secondchances,andonedeterminedwoman'sjourneytofindherownvoice.