“There’s the Facebook version of life, and there’s
the actual version. Even though I feel really grateful for my husband and
family, any utterly tranquil, blissful domestic tableau probably has its own
complicated truth behind it.” — American novelist and essayist Leslie Jamison quoted in Ruth Shalit
Barrett, “Where’s the Train Wreck? Can Leslie Jamison Top The Empathy Exams With Her Mega-Memoir of Addiction?,” New
York, March 19-Apr. 1, 2018
(The accompanying photo of Leslie Jamison was taken at
the 2014 Texas Book Festival, Austin, Texas, on Oct. 24, 2014, by Larry D. Moore.)
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