Sister Mother Husband Dog. (Etc.)

Bestselling author Delia Ephron shares a deeply personal collection of stories and essays, anchored by a loving remembrance of her sister Nora. In Sister Mother Husband Dog, Delia Ephron brings her trademark wit and effervescent prose to a series of autobiographical essays about life, love, sisterhood, movies, and family. In "Losing Nora, " she deftly captures the rivalry, mutual respect, and intimacy that made up her relationship with her older sister and frequent writing companion.
Other essays run the gamut from a humorous piece about love and the movies-how one romantic comedy completely destroyed her twenties-to the joy of girl friends and best friendship, the magical madness and miracle of dogs, keen-eyed observations about urban survival, and a serious and affecting memoir of life with her mother and growing up the child of alcoholics. Ephron's eloquent style and voice illuminate every page of this superb and singular work.