Yossarian Slept Here: When Joseph Heller Was Dad And Life Was A Catch 22

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'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.

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A fascinating, moving and witty memoir by Joseph Heller's daughter, about life with her famous father

Reviews

"Charming."--"The Wall Street Journal"

Author description

Erica Heller is the daughter of Joseph Heller, author of Catch-22. An advertising copywriter, novelist and creative consultant, her work has appeared in the New York Observer and on The Huffington Post. She lives in New York.