Seldom Disappointed: A Memoir

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Summary: SKIP TO THE GOOD PARTS
Review: Tony Hillerman writes a better novel than he does a memoir. Here, he starts at the beginning. Seldom Disappointed is a fond look back at a life he has obviously enjoyed. The early reminiscences were probably of more interest to Hillerman than they were to me, but I enjoyed the reflections on his career. He got lots of practice writing as a journalist, then went back college and did a a big study of literature. His rise as a novelist was quick, a "No," from his agent, before he sent a blind query off to a publisher--she read it, recommended a better last chapter and bought it. This was The Blessing Way which was soon nominated for best first novel by the Mystery Writers of America. And away he went.