Back in the Blue House Author:Jeff Giles In this autobiography-as-novel, Jeff Giles recounts the coming of age of Jeff Giles and the life and times of his lovable if haywire family. It's a story told with a flawless sense of comedy, character and detail. — "Three years later, I had my own telephone line and my mother called me constantly from across the hall. This practice infuriated me... more ». Even through two closed doors, I could hear her unamplified voice quite plainly. If I listened closely, in fact, I could hear sounds considerably more minute:....Still, here was my mother calling me from eight feet away....."« less