The perceptive and beguiling tale of a young girl's development as
only her father can see it Chosen as one of the 50 Best Nonfiction
Books of the Past 25 Years by Slate Like most biographies, Brian
Hall's charming account of his daughter Madeleine begins at her
birth. But unlike most biographies, it concludes with her third
birthday. Along the way, it describes Madeleine's intriguing
transition from infant solipsism through toddler self-absorption to
a small person's sociability. Drawing on the same subtle humor and
eye for detail that imbued I Should Be Extremely Happy in Your
Company, his acclaimed novel of the Lewis and Clark expedition,
Hall gives us a look at Madeleine's milestones: her first laugh,
first words, first tantrum, and brings it all to life from the
inside out. By speculating on his daughter's perceptions and
experience as she grows, Hall gives us candid and informed insights
into the evolution of language, attachments and separations, and a
youngster's curiosity and fear. What emerges is a portrait of
growing consciousness in action, a universal voyage whose every
revelation and frustration is captured with stunning detail and
intimacy.
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