Overview
In the spirit of Alison Bechdel's Fun Home and Roz Chast's Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant?, Margaret Kimball's AND NOW I SPILL THE FAMILY SECRETS begins in the aftermath of a tragedy. In 1988, when Kimball is only four years old, her mother attempts suicide on Mother's Day--and this becomes one of many things Kimball's family never speaks about. As she searches for answers nearly thirty years later, Kimball embarks on a thrilling journey into the secrets her family has kept for decades. Using old diary entries, hospital records, home videos, and other archives, Margaret pieces together a narrative map of her childhood--her mother's bipolar disorder, her grandmother's institutionalization, and her brother's increasing struggles--in an attempt to understand what no one likes to talk about: the fractures in her family. Both a coming-of-age story about family dysfunction and a reflection on mental health, AND NOW I SPILL THE FAMILY SECRETS is funny, poignant, and deeply inspiring in its portrayal of what drives a family apart and what keeps them together.
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Author: Margaret Kimball ,
Eileen Stevens
Publisher: HarperCollins
Imprint: HarperCollins
ISBN: 9781799953265
ISBN 10: 1799953262
Publication Date: 20 April 2021
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Format: Audio
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
"""An extraordinarily honest look at life behind closed doors, and with a sublimely redemptive conclusion. A welcome debut that will leave readers eager for a successor--and soon."" -- ""Kirkus Reviews (starred review)"""
An extraordinarily honest look at life behind closed doors, and with a sublimely redemptive conclusion. A welcome debut that will leave readers eager for a successor--and soon. -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
Author Information
Margaret Kimball is an illustrator and writer whose graphic essays have appeared in Ecotone, Black Warrior Review, Copper Nickel, and other outlets. Her work has been listed as Notable in Best American Comics and she's been in residence at both Yaddo and MacDowell artists' colonies. Her illustrations have appeared in Smithsonian Magazine, Bravery, Ogilvy, and many major publications. She lives with her family in Indianapolis. Eileen Stevens is a voice-over actress living and working in New York City whose voice can be heard on cartoons, promos, programs for English-language learners, and audiobooks. She has voiced Iris on Pokémon. An Earphones Award-winning narrator, she has also directed and produced audiobooks for over six years.
