STITCHES
A handbook on meaning, hope and repair
By Anne Lammott
Hodder and Stoughton. 96 pages. £12.99
ISBN 978 1 444 789 140
Anne Lammott is a popular American novelist and non-fiction writer.
Stitches, a ‘New York Times’ best-seller, is an autobiographical reflection on suffering. Lammott frequently uses the metaphor of stitches and textile repair in her thoughts. The book is a fairly short read, a non-chronological meander through tales of Lammott’s own experiences of life’s challenges. These are interspersed with poetic metaphors and vague suggestions of how we can learn or overcome.
