Yossarian Slept Here

Yossarian Slept Here

When Joseph Heller was Dad and Life was a Catch-22

Summary

'You're Joseph Heller's daughter? How terrific!'

But was there a catch?

Like his most famous work, Joseph Heller was a study in contradictions: eccentric, brilliant and voracious, but also mercurial, competitive, and stubborn, with a love of mischief that sometimes cut too close to the bone. Yossarian Slept Here is a daughter's darkly funny, poignant memoir about growing up a Heller - from her colourful family members and her parents' tumultuous marriage, to her father's celebrity friends and the family's eccentric neighbours.

This is a story about achieving a dream, about fame and its aftermath, about squandered opportunities, lasting love and family.

Reviews

  • A finely crafted, wonderfully observed reminiscence on an extraordinary, often traumatic life
    Independent on Sunday

About the author

Erica Heller

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