{"product_id":"blind-mans-bluff-9780393867176","title":"Blind Mans Bluff","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e Editors' Choice\u003cbr\u003e A \u003cem\u003eWashington Independent Review of Books\u003c\/em\u003e Favorite Book of 2021\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e A writer’s humorous and often-heartbreaking tale of losing his sight—and how he hid it from the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"It’s been a long time since I met such a thoroughly normal guy in a memoir…I’d buy him a beer anytime.\" -- Dwight Garner, New York Times\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eThe Story of My Life\u003c\/em\u003e by Helen Keller, \u003cem\u003eAngela's Ashes\u003c\/em\u003e by Frank McCourt, \u003cem\u003eThe Liars' Club\u003c\/em\u003e by Mary Karr, Joan Didion's \u003cem\u003eThe Year of Magical Thinking\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eI Know Why the Caged Bird Sings\u003c\/em\u003e by Maya Angelou are among the memoirs that leave you breathless; they're books you keep and don't pawn off on your neighbor's yard sale. Now comes another keeper: \u003cem\u003eBlind Man's Bluff\u003c\/em\u003e by James Tate Hill.\" -- Kitty Kelley, Washington Independent Review of Books\u003cbr\u003e\"Hill sketches these scenes in a spare, fuss-free way…[Y]ou root for him to hold on to the little bit of joy he's found—the colors in his life, for once, sharp and bright\" -- Tommy Tomlinson, New York Times Book Review\u003cbr\u003e\"A beautiful, sad, frustrating story about how frustrating, sad and beautiful life can be…[A] triumph.\" -- Ben Tanzer, Lit Reactor\u003cbr\u003e\"Hill's honesty is endearing…The story he tells in \u003cem\u003eBlind Man's Bluff\u003c\/em\u003e is, to be sure, one of living with and not being defined by a disability. It's also much more, a story that should resonate with anyone who's just trying to figure out what life is all about.\" -- Linda C. Brinson, Greensboro News \u0026amp; Record\u003cbr\u003e\"Disarmingly honest and funny…An inspiring, often incredible story that reminds us of the strength that come from vulnerability.\" -- Bookpage\u003cbr\u003e\"A coming-of-age story worthy of its hero’s stellar VHS collection of ’80s and ’90s movies. Hill’s journey toward learning to live with his blindness will have you wincing, crying, sighing, and cheering right along with him—not to mention sharing in his love of Molly Ringwald, \u003cem\u003eThe Golden Girls\u003c\/em\u003e, Prince, and Tom Cruise.\" -- Jennifer Keishin Armstrong, best-selling author of Seinfeldia\u003cbr\u003e\"Told with humor and grace, \u003cem\u003eBlind Man’s Bluff\u003c\/em\u003e is a story of reinventions—ones both enormous and minute, ones both forced and earned. It’s also an education, and an illumination.\" -- Rebecca Makkai, Pulitzer Prize–finalist author of The Great Believers\u003cbr\u003e\"Compelling and honest, James Tate Hill writes of the isolation, confusion, and longing for connection, which is what it means to be human. A gripping and unflinching journey of love, acceptance, and finding the courage to tell your own story.\" -- Alison Stine, author of Road Out of Winter\u003cbr\u003e\"Reading \u003cem\u003eBlind Man’s Bluff\u003c\/em\u003e is like going out for coffee with your funniest friend. It’s also about which Golden Girl you’d most want your doctor to resemble, assuming that your doctor must resemble a Golden Girl. (The answer is Dorothy. Obviously.) It’s a smart, thoughtful, and hilarious book, and it will engage you from the first page to the last.\" -- Best-selling writer Carolyn Parkhurst, author of Harmony\u003cbr\u003e\"Once I started reading, I couldn’t stop. Hill’s narratives on disability, pop culture, and just getting through life are filled with heartbreak, humor, and hope.\" -- Beth (Bich Minh) Nguyen, author of Stealing Buddha’s Dinner\u003cbr\u003e\"Stirring…This moving account doesn't disappoint.\" -- Publishers Weekly","brand":"WW Norton \u0026 Co","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49525167489367,"sku":"9780393867176","price":19.94,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780393867176.jpg?v=1731859490","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/blind-mans-bluff-9780393867176","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}