This is How We Dance by David Diebold (above) is 52 pieces of ‘flash memoir’

‘Strangest of all, perhaps, is the family backdrop  in which David discovered that his sister was actually his mother, and his real father, a former roadie with American hit band Three Dog Night, who he tracked down with an investigator, was a top movie special F/X man…’

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Dublin author David Diebold’s new book ‘This Is How We Dance‘, launched in The Gutter Bookshop by Tom Dunne this week.

The book is enjoying rave reviews for its 52 pieces of flash memoir: short, deeply personal stories, some hilarious, some sad, that delve into the author’s past.

I’m giving away a copy of the book to one lucky Broadsheet reader.

To enter, simply tell me below what is your favourite memoir and why?

The winner will be chosen by my translator.

Lines MUST close at 4.45pm EXTENDED until 6pm 9.30pm!

Nick says: Good luck!

This Is How We Dance By David Diebold

Read an extract here