Splinters: A Memoir

Leslie Jamison's memoir Splinters explores motherhood, art, and new love after a ruptured marriage. It is a brilliant reckoning with what it means to make art, a self, a family, and a life.

Format: Hardback
Length: 272 pages
Publication date: 22 February 2024
Publisher: Granta Books

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Recovering and The Empathy Exams comes the captivating tale of rebuilding a life after the dissolution of a marriage—an exploration of motherhood, art, and new love. In this blend of memoir and criticism, Leslie Jamison delves into some of the most intimate relationships of her life, including her profound love for her young daughter and a fractured marriage once brimming with hope. Through this introspective journey, Jamison examines the complexities of being a woman, encompassing roles such as mother, artist, teacher, and lover. Splinters is as sharp and poignant as its title, offering a brilliant reckoning with the essence of creating art, forging a self, building a family, and shaping a life. This memoir is a masterclass in vulnerability and self-discovery, showcasing Jamison's exceptional writing prowess and her ability to connect with readers on a profound emotional level.

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Recovering and The Empathy Exams comes the captivating tale of rebuilding a life after the dissolution of a marriage—an exploration of motherhood, art, and new love.
In this blend of memoir and criticism, Leslie Jamison delves into some of the most intimate relationships of her life, including her profound love for her young daughter and a fractured marriage once brimming with hope. Through this introspective journey, Jamison examines the complexities of being a woman, encompassing roles such as mother, artist, teacher, and lover.

Splinters is as sharp and poignant as its title, offering a brilliant reckoning with the essence of creating art, forging a self, building a family, and shaping a life. This memoir is a masterclass in vulnerability and self-discovery, showcasing Jamison's exceptional writing prowess and her ability to connect with readers on a profound emotional level.

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Recovering and The Empathy Exams comes the captivating tale of rebuilding a life after the dissolution of a marriage—an exploration of motherhood, art, and new love.
In this blend of memoir and criticism, Leslie Jamison delves into some of the most intimate relationships of her life, including her profound love for her young daughter and a fractured marriage once brimming with hope. Through this introspective journey, Jamison examines the complexities of being a woman, encompassing roles such as mother, artist, teacher, and lover.

Splinters is as sharp and poignant as its title, offering a brilliant reckoning with the essence of creating art, forging a self, building a family, and shaping a life. This memoir is a masterclass in vulnerability and self-discovery, showcasing Jamison's exceptional writing prowess and her ability to connect with readers on a profound emotional level.

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Recovering and The Empathy Exams comes the captivating tale of rebuilding a life after the dissolution of a marriage—an exploration of motherhood, art, and new love.
In this blend of memoir and criticism, Leslie Jamison delves into some of the most intimate relationships of her life, including her profound love for her young daughter and a fractured marriage once brimming with hope. Through this introspective journey, Jamison examines the complexities of being a woman, encompassing roles such as mother, artist, teacher, and lover.

Splinters is as sharp and poignant as its title, offering a brilliant reckoning with the essence of creating art, forging a self, building a family, and shaping a life. This memoir is a masterclass in vulnerability and self-discovery, showcasing Jamison's exceptional writing prowess and her ability to connect with readers on a profound emotional level.

Weight: 454g
Dimension: 223 x 145 x 28 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781783788910