Anne Lamottová je autorkou několika románů a autorkou literatury faktu. Její beletristická díla jsou převážně autobiografická, silně ovlivněná sebepodceňujícím humorem a zabývají se tématy jako alkoholismus, mateřství samoživitelky a křesťanství. Fanoušky si získává svým smyslem pro humor, hlubokými postřehy a otevřenými názory na témata, jako je její levicová politika a nekonvenční křesťanská víra. Její psaní se vyznačuje upřímností a vhledem, který oslovuje čtenáře hledající autenticitu a sdílené lidské zkušenosti.
Deníkové zápisky ženy, která se vyléčila ze závislosti na alkoholu a nyní se pokouší o "normální" život ženy na mateřské dovolené, popisují především první rok života jejího syna.
Hrdinka se v záznamech snaží otevřeně popsat situaci ženy, která má za sebou překonání drogové a alkoholové závislosti a musí se vyrovnávat i s tím, že ji ve složité životní situaci opustil partner. To vše se jí daří překonat díky svému smyslu pro absurdní humor a hlavně díky vydatné pomoci rodiny a přátel. Autorka nešetří svérázným humorem ani v situacích, kde ho lze v životě uplatnit jen velmi těžko, v nichž ale dokáže pomoci nejvíce.
Tři základní modlitby nezbytné pro překonání zlých časů, těžkých dnů a starostí každodenního života. Autorka Anne Lamott vtipně a vnímavě píše o své vlastní víře a desetiletích pokusů a omylů. Právě tyto tři modlitby – žádost o pomoc vyšší moci – ocenění toho, co máme – a pocit úžasu nad světem kolem nás – nám může pomoci překonat obtíže a ukázat cestu vpřed. V této knize autorka líčí, jak tyto tři modlitby objevila, vysvětluje, co znamenají a jak jí pomohly, a zkoumá, jak byly nápomocny jiným lidem. O Bohu a modlitbě toho moc nevím, ale během dvaceti pěti let jsem došla k přesvědčení, že je něco na tom, modlit se jednoduše. Stačí Pomoc, Děkuji a Páni.
Neočekávané chvíle milosti
Kolekce vybraných esejů o naději, radosti a milosti.
Anne Lamott píše moudré eseje o víře, rodině a společenství svým originálním láskyplným přístupem. Její eseje jsou poselstvím naděje, která oslavuje triumf světla nad tmou v našich životech i srdcích. „Naše vítězství nad strádáním a bolestí se mohou zdát malá a nedůležitá,“ píše autorka, „ale naše vlastní životy a perspektivu mohou neskutečným způsobem změnit.“ Anne Lamott píše o odpuštění, obnově důvěry a transformaci duše. I v těch na první pohled bezvýchodných situacích se můžeme obrátit k lásce a i ve ztrátě lze nalézt radost
Dojemné, veselé, upřímné i překvapivé příběhy v této knize jsou důkazem toho, že lidský duch je nezkrotný
A New York Times Bestselling Author -- Stunned to learn that her son, Sam, is about to become a father at nineteen, Anne Lamott begins a journal about the first year of her grandson Jax's life. In careful and often hilarious detail, Lamott and Sam-- about whom she first wrote so movingly in Operating Instructions-- struggle to balance their changing roles with the demands of college and work, as they both forge new relationships with Jax's mother, who has her own ideas about raising a child.
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • An essential volume for generations of writers young and old. The twenty-fifth anniversary edition of this modern classic will continue to spark creative minds for years to come. Anne Lamott is "a warm, generous, and hilarious guide through the writer’s world and its treacherous swamps" (Los Angeles Times). “Superb writing advice…. Hilarious, helpful, and provocative.” —The New York Times Book Review For a quarter century, more than a million readers—scribes and scribblers of all ages and abilities—have been inspired by Anne Lamott’s hilarious, big-hearted, homespun advice. Advice that begins with the simple words of wisdom passed down from Anne’s father—also a writer—in the iconic passage that gives the book its title: “Thirty years ago my older brother, who was ten years old at the time, was trying to get a report on birds written that he’d had three months to write. It was due the next day. We were out at our family cabin in Bolinas, and he was at the kitchen table close to tears, surrounded by binder paper and pencils and unopened books on birds, immobilized by the hugeness of the task ahead. Then my father sat down beside him, put his arm around my brother’s shoulder, and said, ‘Bird by bird, buddy. Just take it bird by bird.’”
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • From the acclaimed author of Bird by Bird comes a personal, wise, and very funny book that reveals how to find meaning and hope by shining the light of faith on the darkest parts of ordinary life. Lamott demonstrates that one can be both reverent and irreverent, often in the same breath. She shares her two best prayers: "Help me, help me, help me" and "Thank you, thank you, thank you," along with a friend's humorous morning and evening prayers. Lamott views Jesus as "Casper the friendly savior" and describes God as "one crafty mother." Her irreverence makes faith a natural subject, and since her previous works, fans have longed for insights into her big-hearted, grateful faith. The people in her life, like her friend Pammy and her son Sam, are beloved characters familiar to her readers, and this book offers a welcome return to them while introducing new companions. Lamott's faith journey is marked by candidness and insight, appealing to both believers and nonbelievers. She emphasizes that her belief in God—and in herself—was not a leap but a series of staggers, capturing the essence of her unique perspective on faith.
Offering a spiritual antidote to anxiety and despair, this book addresses the challenges of contemporary life. The author, known for bestselling works, draws on personal insights and wisdom to guide readers through turbulent times. Emphasizing hope and resilience, the narrative encourages a deeper understanding of the human experience, providing comfort and inspiration for those feeling overwhelmed by the world's complexities.
Through personal experiences and her faith journey, Lamott provides insights on finding hope amidst darkness. She tackles complex life and faith issues by framing them as manageable questions for readers. By emphasizing the importance of love and connection, she illustrates how to amplify life's small joys, encouraging an open-hearted approach even in challenging times.
In Grace (Eventually): Thoughts on Faith, the author of the bestsellers Traveling Mercies and Plan B delivers a poignant, funny, and bittersweet primer of faith, as we come to discover what it means to be fully alive.In Grace (Eventually): Thoughts on Faith, Lamott examines the ways we're caught in life's most daunting predicaments: love, mothering, work, politics, and maybe toughest of all, evolving from who we are to who we were meant to be. This is a complicated process for most of us, and Lamott turns her wit and honesty inward to describe her own intimate, bumpy, and unconventional road to grace and faith."I wish grace and healing were more abracadabra kinds of things," she writes in one of her essays, "that delicate silver bells would ring to announce grace's arrival. But no, it's clog and slog and scootch, on the floor, in silence, in the dark."Whether she's writing about her unsuccessful efforts to get her money back from an obstinate carpet salesman, grappling with the tectonic shifts in her relationship with her son as he matures, trying to maintain her faith and humor during politically challenging times, or helping a close friend die with dignity, Lamott seeks out both the divinity and the humanity in herself and everything around her. Throughout these essays, she writes of her struggle to find the essence of her faith, which she uncovers in the unlikeliest places.
