Julia Roberts isn't likely to want the film role, but this low-key, thoughtful book is full of grace.

Through yoga, Dederer soothes her back, reconnects with her husband, figures out a few things. In a starred review, our critic calls the book Dederer’s finest work to date. The lack of glib life lessons makes the book feel real and rough-edged. Monsters: A Fan’s Dilemma by Claire Dederer (Knopf, April 25): The bestselling author of Poser and Love and Trouble returns with a probing examination of the fraught intersection of artists and their art. Just as fascinating as the yoga bits are Dederer's descriptions of being a 'mom' in happening Seattle, where organic fascism and competitive breastfeeding are the norm.Ī memoirist can be forgiven for being self-obsessed, but it does take Dederer a while to work out that her husband is sliding into depression he melts into the background, a much less vivid figure than her troubling 'frenemy', Lisa. Claire Dederer is the author of two critically acclaimed memoirs: Love and Trouble: A Midlife Reckoning and Poser: My Life in Twenty-Three Yoga Poses. Bestselling Seattle author Claire Dederer (Poser: My Life in Twenty-Three Yoga Poses) was a happily married mother of two, ages 9 and 12, when she suddenly. So, for example, the Child's pose takes us back to her hippyish childhood on Puget Sound, and the groin-opening Cobbler's pose unlocks memories of childbirth. Claire Dederer Between Us Only, The Sequel Majid Al Suleimany Poser: My Life in Twenty-Three Yoga Poses Book, High Resolution Refer A Friend Icon, face. Each chapter is loosely linked to a pose, or asana. My kids are in their early 20s now they went through their teens within this era, so I've spent time in those spaces. The only spot of color came from the Tibetan prayer flags strung over the doorway into the studio. All was white and blond and clean, as though the room had been designed for surgery, or Swedish people. Undaunted, Dederer starts reading the Hatha Yoga Pradipika and the Yoga Sutras to find out more about this strange form of contortionism with supposed spiritual benefits. CLAIRE DEDERER: I'm fascinated by the nuances of these massive fandoms. The studio was decorated in the style of Don’t Be Afraid, We’re Not a Cult.

Poser by Claire Dederer