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"A remarkable memoir full of insight, humor, and heartfelt reflection to convey a life lived to its very fullest."
—Todd Colby, Store Manager, 192 Books, New York City
2017-06-08T16:33:11+00:00
—Todd Colby, Store Manager, 192 Books, New York City
https://jeannettewatson.com/testimonials/todd-colby-store-manager-192-books-new-york-city/
"With great candor and more than a little impetuous glee, the author pulls back the curtain on her remarkable upbringing. Each of the chapters in her book, and in her life, have at the root the insatiable curiosity of a lifelong, intrepid explorer."
—Susan Scott, Book Buyer, Secret Garden Bookshop, Seattle
2017-06-08T16:33:41+00:00
—Susan Scott, Book Buyer, Secret Garden Bookshop, Seattle
https://jeannettewatson.com/testimonials/susan-scott-book-buyer-secret-garden-bookshop-seattle/
"It’s My Party is brave, beautiful and devilishly funny."
—Patricia Volk
2017-06-08T16:34:21+00:00
—Patricia Volk
https://jeannettewatson.com/testimonials/patricia-volk/
About the Book
Watson's account of her near-mythic family and disciplined upbringing unveils a journey of extremes. From the terribly depressed young girl who buries herself in books to the awkward debutante to the new divorcee who discovers her wild side in '70s New York, Jeannette blooms into a bookstore owner and a healer. Featuring a treasure-trove of never-before-published letters and photos....