Dusk, Night, Dawn
On Revival and Courage
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4.2 • 74 Ratings
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Publisher Description
“Anne Lamott is my Oprah.” -Chicago Tribune
From the bestselling author of Help, Thanks, Wow comes an inspiring guide to restoring hope and joy in our lives.
In Dusk, Night, Dawn, Anne Lamott explores the tough questions that many of us grapple with. How can we recapture the confidence we once had as we stumble through the dark times that seem increasingly bleak? As bad newspiles up—from climate crises to daily assaults on civility—how can we cope? Where, she asks, “do we start to get our world and joy and hope and our faith in life itself back . . . with our sore feet, hearing loss, stiff fingers, poor digestion, stunned minds, broken hearts?”
We begin, Lamott says, by accepting our flaws and embracing our humanity.
Drawing from her own experiences, Lamott shows us the intimate and human ways we can adopt to move through life’s dark places and toward the light of hope that still burns ahead for all of us.
As she does in Help, Thanks, Wow and her other bestselling books, Lamott explores the thorny issues of life and faith by breaking them down into manageable, human-sized questions for readers to ponder, in the process showing us how we can amplify life's small moments of joy by staying open to love and connection. As Lamott notes in Dusk, Night, Dawn, “I got Medicare three days before I got hitched, which sounds like something an old person might do, which does not describe adorably ageless me.” Marrying for the first time with a grown son and a grandson, Lamott explains that finding happiness with a partner isn't a function of age or beauty but of outlook and perspective.
Full of the honesty, humor, and humanity that have made Lamott beloved by millions of readers, Dusk, Night, Dawn is classic Anne Lamott—thoughtful and comic, warm and wise—and further proof that Lamott truly speaks to the better angels in all of us.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Bestseller Lamott (Almost Everything) explores the relationships between personal anxieties and larger social concerns in these quiet, often darkly humorous reflections. Citing recent "crushing developments" in UN reports on the effects of climate change and mass extinctions, Lamott wonders how to have faith and take joy in a world on the brink of disaster. "Salvation," she writes, "will be local, grassroots," and manifested through loving acts between individuals. Concentrating on being more intentional and focusing on small changes in one's personal life, she writes, allows hope to grow and to serve as the first step to larger societal changes. Lamott argues that people too often block themselves from love through perfectionism, self-loathing, cowardice, and the fear of being vulnerable with others. She also weighs in on domestic matters, including problems both weighty (alcoholism) and trivial (how one's new spouse does the laundry). To her credit, Lamott turns a pessimistic mindset on its head with the difficult question: "What holds when you and your family are walking toward extinction?" Her answer: kindness, humility, words of love, and stories of when the worst seemed possible, but it turned out okay. Lamott's many fans will enjoy this ode to relishing small things.
Customer Reviews
I adore Anne Lamott
What a gorgeous, moving book. While reading, I felt held and cared for by Anne’s words. Like an embrace from a friend I hadn’t seen in years. This was my first foray into her world and her writings, and it won’t be the last!!
Powerful, deep and reflectove
I wasn’t ready for it to end. The honesty and reflective thought felt honest and fair.
Grace and Mud
Somehow Anne’ books always put me in touch with my flaws, my humanity, the grace that flows through all of us. Her impeccable voice and self-deprecating personality encourage me to be ok with my idiosyncrasies, to love myself again. And to love those we want to hate. We are all blessed, wounded souls. Our beloved sister and author has done it again. Enjoy!