New York Times Bestseller
A New York Times Bestseller about the journey that taught Kelly Corrigan to see her mother clearly. When travel funds run dry in Australia, she becomes a nanny to a grieving family—and discovers that growing up means finally understanding the quiet love that holds everything together.
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New York Times Bestseller
In this luminous memoir, Kelly Corrigan takes us on a journey that begins with a backpack and a one-way ticket to Australia—and ends with an unexpected homecoming to her mother’s wisdom. Glitter and Glue is the story of how a young woman, determined to Become Interesting through adventure, discovers that the most profound journey might be the one that leads you back to understanding where you came from.
When Kelly’s travel funds run dry in Sydney, she takes a job as a live-in nanny for John Tanner, a widowed father struggling to hold his family together. Suddenly, 10,000 miles from home, her mother’s voice—once dismissed as background noise—becomes her compass. Through sleepless nights, scraped knees, and the daily work of caring for grieving children, Kelly begins to see her own mother with new eyes, recognizing the invisible labor of love that holds a family together.
This is a book about the glitter and the glue—the difference between the parent who dazzles and the one who quietly holds everything in place. It’s about stepping out into the world only to discover that growing up sometimes means coming home, not geographically, but emotionally. Corrigan’s prose is warm, honest, and deeply moving, capturing the bittersweet moment when we finally understand the people who raised us.
Perfect for readers who loved Educated and Wild, this meditation on mothers, daughters, and the debts of love we can never fully repay will linger on your shelf—and in your heart—long after you turn the final page.
Corrigan's writing is so fresh, honest, and human that I read the entire book nodding and smiling.
Kelly Corrigan's work always makes me cry—the good kind of cry. Glitter and Glue is no exception. It is at once hilarious and heartbreaking, familiar and new. Her insights about the difference between glitter and glue parents are spot-on and her relationship with her mother will leave you thinking about your own parents in a completely different light.
With the humor and candor that have won legions of fans, Corrigan takes us on a journey that begins with a backpack and a one-way ticket to Australia—and ends with an unexpected homecoming to her mother's wisdom.
Corrigan writes with insight and wisdom about the mother-daughter relationship and how it evolves as we mature.
Corrigan's writing is fresh, funny, and poignant.
A heartfelt tribute to mothers everywhere.
| Weight | 0.40 lbs |
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| Dimensions | 5.23 × 0.58 × 7.97 in |
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| Subject | Biography & Autobiography, Family Relationships, Motherhood, Parenting, Personal Memoirs, Women |
| Accolade |
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