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The Almost Legendary Morris Sisters: A True Story of Family Fiction
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11
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4/100Critics
17/100Scholars
Author:
Julie Klam
Publisher:
Riverhead Books
Date:
August 10, 2021
Ever since she was young, Julie Klam has been fascinated by the Morris sisters, cousins of her grandmother. The stories of these independent women intrigued Klam, but as she delved into them to learn more, she realized that the tales were almost completely untrue.
What The Reviewers Say
... detail, along with plenty of self-deprecating humor...makes Klam's 'true story of a family fiction' so relatable and such an enjoyable read.
What powers this book is the chase, Klam’s relentless effort to excavate, verify and contextualize every fact and facet of the Morris sisters’ lives.
... a divertingly chatty yet thought-provoking exploration of how the family stories we don’t know can define us just as much as the ones we think we do.
In her conversational, often funny style, Klam takes us along on her intrepid search for the truth, near-truth and outright lies embedded in her family’s colorful lore about the Morris sisters.
