A funny and frank memoir about a long distance mother-daughter relationship.
Cynthia's mother is dying. Often.
Each time she is called from Scotland to her mother's deathbed in San Rafael, Cynthia recalls hitchhiking to Mexico, living in a squat overseas, trainhopping with her brother, and all the other things she never told her mother.
Wonderfully witty and refreshingly candid, Wah! is an unflinching look at life in all its uncertain and messy glory.
'A rich, lyrical text that will show the tears at the heart of things.'
-- Richard HollowayI devoured Wah! A delicious memoir from the from the much loved ex director of Moniack Mhor
-- Patrick GaleEncompasses all the different kinds of love.
-- Michel FaberAs poignant as it is hilarious.
-- Louisa YoungWitty, rich in revelation, and elegantly written.
-- Chris StewartWah! is both moving and funny, with a wonderfully light touch - completely charming.
-- Tim DowlingA selfie of a tearaway with a real writer in control of the chaos. A wonderful and courageous book.
-- Bernard MacLavertyThis sparkling memoir is a revelation.
-- David RobinsonWitty, compassionate, playful, scarily honest.
-- Andrew GreigHer wisecracks skewer even the bleakest moments.
-- Lesley GlaisterLaugh-aloud funny, poignant, wicked, shallow and profound.
-- James RobertsonCynthia Rogerson (aka Addison Jones) grew up in California. She is the author of five novels and a collection of short stories. She won the V.S.Pritchett Prize in 2008, and her short stories have been widely broadcast and anthologised. I Love You Goodbye was shortlisted for Best Scottish Novel in 2011. She holds a RLF Fellowship and is the chair of Moniack Mhor Writers' Centre. Her most recent novel, Wait for Me, Jack was published by Sandstone Press in 2017.