Postcards from a Little Life

This book is a memoir, though not at all linear, more akin to a woven blanket or a collage. Caroline Bobby has written a book that crosses many borders, both in content and form. She writes about being human through the lens of comedic tenderness, covering subject matter ranging from sex, death, love, gender, depression, global crisis, psychotherapy, dogs, social commentary, solitude and community.

It is an intimate book that invites the reader to feel it, as well as to think. The author has a lyrical tone of voice, even when addressing the brutalities, both personal and global that often remain unspoken in normative culture and narrative.

Caroline Bobby has had one wild ride of a life, which she shares with us generously, frankly, and with a beautiful turn of phrase. Living much of her life in chronic physical pain, she has found a way to live where “pain is not the loudest thing.” Brave, unique, and at times, shocking, she writes in turn about very relatable situations and in other passages, indelicate to say the least, with a bold candour that stays with the reader long after finishing the book. Michele Kirsch, author of CLEAN, winner of the RSL Christopher Bland prize.

Caroline Bobby does things with words that I really enjoy. I have been waiting for this book for a long time. I’m so glad it’s finally here. Kate Monro – Writer / Artist Losing It: How we popped our cherry over the last 80 years