Bibliograph

Wisdom in nonsense, invaluable lessons from my father, Heather O'Neill

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Wisdom in nonsense, invaluable lessons from my father, Heather O'Neill

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Wisdom in nonsense

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Heather O'Neill

Series statement

CLC Kreisel lecture series

Sub title

invaluable lessons from my father

Summary

With generosity and wry humour, novelist Heather O'Neill recalls several key lessons she learned in childhood from her father: memories and stories about how crime does pay, why one should never keep a diary, and that it is good to beware of clowns, among other things. Her father and his eccentric friends-ex-bank robbers and homeless men-taught her that everything she did was important, a belief that she has carried through her life. O'Neill's intimate recollections make Wisdom in Nonsense the perfect companion to her widely praised debut novel, Lullabies for Little Criminals (HarperCollins)

Target audience

adult

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