You Don't Have to Say You Love Me: A Memoir (SIGNED FIRST EDITION)

New York, New York: Little, Brown and Company, 2017. Minor edge and corner wear to the dj; lightly scuffed and scratched; corners are gently bumped and rubbed; some light shelf wear; black remainder mark on the upper portion of the outer page edges; overall a very crisp and clean SIGNED FIRST EDITION! Flatsigned by the author on the ffep! White boards with red lettering on the spine. Color illustrated endpapers. Deckle page edges. 457 very clean unmarked and uncreased historical and informative pages! "Family relationships are never simple. But Sherman Alexie's bond with his mother Lillian was more complex than most. She plunged her family into chaos with a drinking habit, but shed her addiction when it was on the brink of costing her everything. She survived a violent past, but created an elaborate facade to hide the truth. She selflessly cared for strangers, but was often incapable of showering her children with the affection that they so desperately craved. She wanted a better life for her son, but it was only by leaving her behind that he could hope to achieve it. It's these contradictions that made Lillian Alexie a beautiful, mercurial, abusive, intelligent, complicated, and very human woman. When she passed away, the incongruities that defined his mother shook Sherman and his remembrance of her. Grappling with the haunting ghosts of the past in the wake of loss, he responded the only way he knew how: he wrote. The result is a stunning memoir filled with raw, angry, funny, profane, tender memories of a childhood few can imagine, much less survive. An unflinching and unforgettable remembrance, YOU DON'T HAVE TO SAY YOU LOVE ME is a powerful, deeply felt account of a complicated relationship............" (SIGNED FIRST EDITION).. Signed by Author. First Edition. White Boards. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover.