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A Little More about Me

Pam Houston

Renowned author Pam Houston treats us to a celebration of real-life adventures in this rich collection of essays. Ranging over five years and five continents, A Little More About Me introduces us to a woman--adventure-seeking, curious, and awestruck--whose experiences resonate with our own navigation through life's many pleasures and challenges.

Book Details

  • Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
  • Publish Date: Jan 28th, 2013
  • Pages: 288
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 8.22in - 5.55in - 0.65in - 0.51lb
  • EAN: 9780393343465
  • Categories: Literary FiguresWomenMemoirs

About the Author

Houston, Pam: - Pam Houston is the prize-winning author of Contents May Have Shifted, among other books. She is professor of English at the University of California-Davis and lives on a ranch at 9,000 feet in Colorado near the headwaters of the Rio Grande.

Praise for this book

"Chicago Tribune" She's Indiana Jones meets Bridget Jones.
"Chicago Tribune"She's Indiana Jones meets Bridget Jones.
"Mademoiselle"Houston follows her heart and her gut to adventures that most of us only fantasize about, and we, lucky readers, get to share her thrills without leaving the safety of our seats.
Melissa BankAuthor of "The Girls' Guide to Hunting and Fishing"With all the drama and irony of fiction and the intimacy and truth of a story told to a friend, this book will break your heart and then make it stronger.
"Mademoiselle" Houston follows her heart and her gut to adventures that most of us only fantasize about, and we, lucky readers, get to share her thrills without leaving the safety of our seats.
Melissa Bank Author of "The Girls' Guide to Hunting and Fishing" With all the drama and irony of fiction and the intimacy and truth of a story told to a friend, this book will break your heart and then make it stronger.
Pam Houston makes the page disappear. She tells us new stories: funny, sad, compassionate, and true as secrets whispered between friends at night. --Amy Bloom"
Houston's vigorous voice and lively take on what it's like to be a woman both physically bold and hopelessly romantic are to be cherished. "