Breakfast with Tiffany: An Uncle's Memoir

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Edwin Wintle was a successful, urbane professional whose life, at forty, was very comfortable. He had reached the point when he looked around at his well-ordered, unfettered existence and wondered, "Is this all there is" After a desperate call from his sister at her wits end, his street-wise thirteen-year-old niece Tiffany -- a writhing ball of adolescent anger -- comes to live with him. If he felt he needed a shot in the arm, what he got proved more like electroshock therapy.

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Overview

Edwin Wintle was a successful, urbane professional whose life, at forty, was very comfortable. He had reached the point when he looked around at his well-ordered, unfettered existence and wondered, "Is this all there is" After a desperate call from his sister at her wits end, his street-wise thirteen-year-old niece Tiffany -- a writhing ball of adolescent anger -- comes to live with him. If he felt he needed a shot in the arm, what he got proved more like electroshock therapy.

Breakfast with Tiffany chronicles the newly minted family through a year of tumult and drama, as instant parent Uncle Eddy watches his best-laid plans go awry. With an edgy wit and compassion reminiscent of Augusten Burroughs and David Sedaris, Edwin Wintle recounts not only the coming of age of his beloved, if troubled niece, but his own as well. Just when it seems there is certain disaster, the two manage to pull through it with their unconventional little family in better shape than ever.

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Editorial Reviews

Entertainment Weekly
"One of the most unconventional- and heartwarming- parenting guides ever."
Time Out New York
"Quite entertaining."
Out magazine
"Breezy and entertaining...generates real emotional weight."
Publishers Weekly
Wintle, a 40-year-old, gay, obsessive-compulsive New Yorker, rescues his 13-year-old niece, Tiffany, from her Connecticut home, where she fought with her recovering alcoholic mother, associated with delinquents and feared her mother's violent boyfriend. He has lived to tell the tale and does an exceptional job portraying Tiffany as a complex teenager, capable of eliciting sympathy one moment and animosity the next. She drinks, smokes and dabbles in drugs yet sings beautifully, writes poetry and excels in school when she tries; meanwhile, he struggles with his responsibilities as a guardian while trying to maintain his own life and career (he negotiates book-to-film deals). At times, Wintle comes off as a martyr: "I'd turned into a nasty, abusive parent," he writes after a fight with Tiffany. Yet her behavior is sometimes so atrocious, one can't help wondering why he doesn't yell at her more. Wintle is balanced in his portrayal, and glimpses of Tiffany's softer side explain why he has taken her in. The lighthearted tone makes a serious subject amusing, and Wintle is charmingly self-deprecating. Although the ending doesn't tie up all the loose ends, the journey is eye-opening, and anyone who's wondered about the mysterious lives of teenagers will enjoy Wintle's tale. Agent, Mitchell Waters. (June 15) Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.
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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781401359997
  • Publisher: Miramax Books
  • Publication date: 6/14/2006
  • Edition description: Reprint
  • Pages: 352

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 11, 2005

    A GREAT READ

    I'm not a big reader of non-fiction but this one really appealed to me and I was not disappointed. What a wonderful uncle to take responsibility for his 13 year old niece. This book moved me to tears and laughter.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted July 26, 2005

    Very brave and true

    I loved this book, and I am very picky. I will recommend it to any parent who is open minded enough to know that our 'darlings' are not always perfect. I also gave it to my 19 year old son who has had most of Tiffany's experiences and many of the author's. This book is very comforting in that it is a reminder that other parents or guardians are out there trying to figure out the best ways to handle teenagers and their challenges. I admire the author's loving choices and the mutual respect he and his niece have for each other. I especially like the ending. We, as parents, always pride ourselves on successful parenting choices, only to be humbled by the next event! I would be interested to read a follow-up book.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted June 22, 2005

    A delightful surprise

    It takes a lot for a book to move me to tears. That my eyes welled up no less than four or five times during my reading of this book says plenty. Anyone--parent or child, gay or straight, male or female--can relate to the truth, wisdom, and humor in this tough little tale. Wintle tells his story beautifully, and by its end, you wish you know both him and his brilliant/demonic niece personally.

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