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National Publication Critics Circle Honor, Autobiography, 2011In this powerful, remarkable memoir, acclaimed novelist Darin Strauss examines the far-reaching effects of the tragic minute that has shadowed his expereince of living. In his previous month of high school, he was when driving of his dad's Oldsmobile, traveling with friends, heading off to play mini-golf. Then: a classmate swerved before his car. The collision led to her death. With piercing understanding and stark prose, Darin Strauss leads us on the deeply personal, immediate, and emotional voyage - graduating high school, going away to college, starting his writing career, falling deeply in love with his future partner, becoming a dad. Along the way, he requires a hard check out damage and guilt, maturity and accountability, wish and, finally, acceptance. The effect is a staggering, uplifting tour de force. Search for special features inside, including an interview with Colum McCann.
