How I Came Into My Inheritance : And Other True Stories by Gallagher, Dorothy - 2001

New York: Random House. Fine in Fine dust jacket 2001. First Edition. Hardcover. Marfree, acidfree stated 1/1stEd; not written-in, remainder, reprint or ex-library. Mail SAMEDAY! ; 0.79 x 8.56 x 5.78; 187 pages; Washington Post Book World (03/04/2001) "Dorothy Gallagher's memoir, HOW I CAME INTO MY INHERITANCE, is anything but routine, owing not only to the unconventional nature of its subject but to Gallagher's frank mixture of warmth and bitterness. It's a witty account, colored by an edgy darkness, of her family's attempts to make sense of this country. ""New Yorker (03/05/2001) ""Charmed by the wry, self-deprecating manner of the telling, the reader may be unprepared for the cumulative power of the tales themselves; like a smart blow to the back of the skull, these family remembrances serve as a reminder to parents and children alike that what lies ahead in life often sneaks up from behind. ""Entertainment Weekly (04/20/2001) ""Gallagher ladles such tales clearheadedly, and although smiles gained are mostly of the sad crooked sort, they're a resonant inheritance for any reader. ""New York Review of Books (05/31 .