White Elephants: On Yard Sales, Relationships, and Finding What Was Missing

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An unusual and touching memoir chronicling a life discovering the joys of discarded treasures. The white elephant stall is a standby of all summer fetes and car boot sales. The bring and buy table of odd, old and discarded objects is the amusing mainstay of these events, disregarded by most as holding little of interest. For Katie Haegele it is here that treasure is found. A charming tale, not of chipped crockery and broken toys but of real friendship with her mother, a deeper connection to her dead father and eventually even romance.

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"It's earthy and near in its language, a conversation Katie has, a book so small and lovingly made that you can hold it in the palm of your hand." --Beth Kephart, "beth-kephart.blogspot.com"
"In "White Elephants" . . . we get to know the cast of characters Katie Haegele encounters in her adventures sorting through neighborhood castoffs. Via intimate, relatable writing we also get to know Haegele, whose observations and ruminations are astute and, at times, hilarious." --"Utne Reader "(November 2012)
"Katie Haegele's writing is a miracle. No matter how grumpy you've gotten, "White Elephants" will inspire you turn your days into adventures again--whether or not that includes looking through weird shit on other people's lawns." --Ariel Gore, creator, Hip Mama, and author, "All the Pretty People" and "Barbie-Envy"

Author Bio

Katie Haegele is a writer. She has been published in the Miami Herald, theMinneapolis Star-Tribune, and the Philadelphia Enquirer. She lives in Philadelphia.