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The instant New York Times bestseller! 

“Warm and perceptive.” —New York Times

“Griffin Dunne knows how to tell a story." —Washington Post

"Dunne is a prospector for the incandescent detail.”  —Los Angeles Times

“What a remarkable and moving story filled with twists and turns, the most famous of faces, and…

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Griffin Dunne is an excellent storyteller and he has many stories to tell. His family has been touched by so much tragedy, but the through line of this book is humor, forgiveness, redemption, and love. It was a thoroughly entertaining read - and the Audible has the bonus of being narrated by Mr. Dunne, which lends a real intimacy to the storytelling.

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