David Sedaris — Happy-Go-Lucky
Little, Brown 2022 Paperback 259 So often Sedaris's phrasing is beautiful in its piquancy and minimalism... His life is extraordinary in so many ways - the drug addiction, the eccentric family, the crazy jobs, the fame, the globetrotting - but one of the more unlikely achievements here is in making it all seem quite ordinary. Ultimately, his masterstroke is in acting as a bystander in his own story ( Book of the Day, Guardian )He is the American Alan Bennett - or would be, if Bennett had a history of serious substance abuse and a higher tolerance for sick humour ( Times Literary Supplement ). Cover creased. Fair