Shuffle
memoir by Michaels
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"Shuffle" is a memoir by Leonard Michaels, published in 1990. It poignantly recounts memories of his mother, father, and first wife, Sylvia. The memoir also touches upon the circumstances surrounding Sylvia's suicide, which occurred after their marriage deteriorated. Sylvia was also the subject of Michaels's later work, Sylvia: A Fictional Memoir. Leonard Michaels was an American writer known for his urban tales that blended whimsy and tragedy.1
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