Things I Should Have Told My Daughter: Lies, Lessons & Love Affairs

[*Read by the author Pearl Cleage]In the tradition of greats like Susan Sontag, Joan Didion, and Nora Ephron, Cleage's selfportrait raises women's confessional writing to the level of great literature. In this inspiring memoir, the awardwinning playwright and bestselling author of What Looks like Crazy on an Ordinary Day reminisces on the art of juggling marriage, motherhood, and politics while working to become a successful writer. In addition to being one of the most popular living playwrights in America, Pearl Cleage is a bestselling author with an Oprah Book Club pick and multiple awards to her credit. But there was a time when such stellar success seemed like a dream. In this revelatory and deeply personal work, Cleage takes readers back to the 1970s and '80s, retracing her struggles to hone her craft amid personal and professional tumult.