Inside the Mind Behind Terms & Conditions: Amy Goldmacher Reveals the Untold Story of Her Memoir
“I distinctly remember thinking in the beginning that I would write David Sedaris-style essays, and it would be great. That’s not how it went at all.” Amy Goldmacher
MF: So many of the strands of this experimental glossary-form memoir are apparent on page 1 : You are anthropologist. You are a fatherless daughter. You have a genetic mutation. You have chronic anxiety. But then you go on and pose this question that serves as sort of directive for the book: If you could observe enough patterns, you would be able to figure out answers to your questions: why do you do the things you do? How did you get to be who you are? What will be your fate? Can you discuss your thinking process?
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