<DIV><b>Bastard Out of Carolina</b>, nominated for the 1992 National Book Award for fiction, introduced Dorothy Allison as one of the most passionate and gifted writers of her generation. Now, in <b>Two or Three Things I Know for Sure</b>, she takes a probing look at her family's history to give us a lyrical, complex memoir that explores how the gossip of one generation can become legends for the next.<br><br> Illustrated with photographs from the author's personal collection, <b>Two or Three Things I Know for Sure</b> tells the story of the Gibson women -- sisters, cousins, daughters, and aunts -- and the men who loved them, often abused them, and, nonetheless, shared their destinies. With luminous clarity, Allison explores how desire surprises and what power feels like to a young girl as she confronts abuse. <br><br> As always, Dorothy Allison is provocative, confrontational, and brutally honest. <b>Two or Three Things I Know for Sure</b>, steeped in the hard-won wisdom of experience, expresses the strength of her unique vision with beauty and eloquence. </div>