With an exuberant mix of passion, insight, and humor, Anne Lamott takes us on a journey through her often troubled past to illuminate her devout but quirky walk of faith. In a narrative spiced with stories and scripture, with diatribes, laughter, and tears, Lamott tells how, against all odds, she came to believe in God and then, even more miraculously, in herself. She shows us the myriad ways in which this sustains and guides her, shining the light of faith on the darkest part of ordinary life and exposing surprising pockets of meaning and hope.

Whether writing about her family or her dreadlocks, sick children or old friends, the most religious women of her church or the men she's dated, Lamott reveals the hard-won wisdom gathered along her path to connectedness and liberation.

"[She is] sidesplittingly funny, patiently wise, and alternately cranky and kind."
   SEATTLE TIMES

"Lamott writes about subjects that begin with capital letters (Alcoholism, Motherhood, Jesus). But armed with self-effacing humor and ruthless honesty -- call it a lower-case approach to life's Big Questions -- she converts potential op-ed boilerplate into enchantment."
   NEWSWEEK

"Smart, funny, and comforting... Lamott has a conversational style that perfectly conveys her friendly, self-deprecating humor."
   LOS ANGELES TIMES BOOK REVIEW

"Eloquent, detailed, emotionally honest... Lamott deserves praise for telling it like it is."...