The only child of suicide victim and writer Richard Brautigan describes her efforts to learn about her father; her reminiscences of him as a warm and witty artist; her coming-to-terms with his life and death, and her own journey through grief. Reprint. 20,000 first printing.
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In all of the obituaries and writing about Richard Brautigan that appeared after his suicide, none revealed to Ianthe Brautigan the father she knew. Through it took all of her courage, she delved into her memories, good and bad, to retrieve him, and began to write. You Can't Catch Death is a frank, courageous, heartbreaking reflection on both a remarkable man and the child he left behind.
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