What: Did you watch the Oscars this past weekend? If so, when Daniel Day-Lewis won his award, you might have found yourself wondering, "Who is this woman he's married to, this woman he calls 'the versatile one in the family'?" She's Rebecca Miller, she's extremely talented, and this is a book of short stories that she wrote.
The book was praised by the New York Times and was a Washington Post Best Book of 2001. She later adapted three of the stories into a movie, which she also directed. The film went on to win stuff at Sundance and the Independent Spirit Awards. (Try not to feel too depressed about having done comparatively little with your life. We can't all be Rebecca Miller.)
Opening lines: "Greta Herskovitz looked down at her husband's shoes one morning and saw with shocking clarity that she was going to leave him."
How to get it: Buy or borrow. (Not currently Kindle-able.)
Connections to previous Wreckage: I mentioned the Personal Velocity book/movie combo during Personal Wreck Week (List #2).
That's a very interesting opening line for sure...
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