

The refreshingly original debut memoir of a guarded, over-achieving, self-lacerating young lawyer who reluctantly agrees to get psychologically and emotionally naked in a room of six complete strangers-her psychotherapy group-and in turn finds human connection, and herself.Ĭhristie Tate had just been named the top student in her law school class and finally had her eating disorder under control. “This unrestrained memoir is a transporting experience and one of the most startlingly hopeful books I have ever read.” -Lisa Taddeo, New York Times bestselling author of Three Women

“This book is a testament to the power of human connection.” -Reese Witherspoon “O ften hilarious and ultimately very touching. Ī REESE’S BOOK CLUB PICK AND INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER She has been published in The New York Times (Modern Love), The Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, McSweeney’s Internet Tendency, and elsewhere. Christie Tate is a Chicago-based writer and essayist.
