This audiobook is the soundtrack for feeling better in the midst of a troubled landscape.ĪLSO IN BOOKPAGE: Anne Lamott shares some ideas for how to get by when the world seems especially dark. In such frank, funny, and perceptive books as Grace (Eventually), Plan B, and Traveling Mercies, Anne Lamott has written about her own spiritual journey through. Her essays are humorous, with metaphors of Life Saver candies and junk food, as well as profound, as when she reaches into biblical narratives and her own experiences to cull ageless wisdom and provide sage encouragement for future generations. She describes reaching out to friends during times of trouble, and her voice is like that of a friend, warm and supportive and slightly melancholic. Except in this sense: Money and finance can be a source of emotional stress for many people.

Not a finance book Help Thanks Wow does not speak to the traditional themes of Bankers Anonymous. Lamott narrates the audiobook, and her gently warbling voice pairs well with the vibrant words she uses, such as sag, plop and love, to create a comforting aural atmosphere. Lamott has a magical way of explaining the ways and hows that prayer works for her, and may work for you. Touching on topics that range from climate change and political divisiveness to the COVID-19 pandemic and her own recent marriage, Anne Lamott concerns herself less with offering solutions than with pointing to the earth’s dependable rhythms for signs of hope.

From the veteran author of such uplifting books as Help, Thanks, Wow and Hallelujah Anyway comes Dusk, Night, Dawn: On Revival and Courage (4 hours), a collection of essays addressing hope in a time of unrest.

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