When a young Liz Gilbert married and settled down in New York City, she believed she could handle anything and everything by age 30. Just after reaching 30, all Gilbert wanted was to get far, far away from the life she was living.
After struggling through a life-changing divorce, isolation, and severe depression, Gilbert made [...]

Augusten Burroughs takes us back to his childhood with “A Wolf at the Table,” his latest memoir about the struggles, fears, and hardships he endured growing up with a father he hardly knew. His father was a man who simply didn’t seem interested in being a part of his son’s life, even up to the point when he takes his last breath.