From the beloved New York Times best-selling author of Bird by Bird and Traveling Mercies comes a funny, warm, and wise novel about the unfolding mystery of a family and the possibilities of love. In a disarming blend of everyday life and the sublime, or reverence and irreverence, and of humor and grace, Anne Lamott speaks directly to our most closely held concerns, bringing comfort to anyone whose family life can feel overwhelming and uncontainable. October.