She cites a study showing that around 80 percent of people believe they are in control, while the truth is that we are only in control about three percent to seven percent of the time. What life throws at us remains very much out of our hands, Lamott reminds us. At the age of 65, Lamott married for the first time, and, she writes, “read is having a field day with my recent marriage.” We’re not meant to take her wisecracks too seriously - an antic anxiety is part of Lamott’s charm, and by all accounts, the partnership seems solid and joyful. “Dusk, Night, Dawn” explores many of the same topics as Lamott’s recent bestsellers “Hallelujah Anyway,” “Small Victories and Almost Everything.” Here, sobriety, fear, and insecurity are viewed through the lens of age - or, as Lamott playfully frames it, the “third third” of life.” Don’t dismiss us, Lamott stresses to the reader, for “we still have much to give.”Īs a way to explore some of these themes, she focuses on her new union.
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