Bess Kalb | Books & Literature » Non-Fiction
Nobody Will Tell You This But Me: A true (as told to me) story
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A memoir that switches between the author's perspective and her deceased grandmother's, exploring their lives and emotional connection.
Bess Kalb's book, described as astonishing, evokes sobbing and laughter, reflecting on familial relationships.
Even after she left home for Hollywood, Emmy-nominated TV writer Bess Kalb saved every voicemail her grandmother Bobby Bell ever left her. Bobby was a force—irrepressible, glamorous, unapologetically opinionated. Bobby doted on Bess; Bess adored Bobby. Then, at ninety, Bobby died. But in this debut memoir, Bobby is speaking to Bess once more, in a voice as passionate as it ever was in life. Recounting both family lore and family secrets, Bobby brings us four generations of indomitable women and the men who loved them...