Helen Garner�s acclaimed three volumes of diaries are collected here in one sumptuous book. Spanning two decades�from the publication of her lightning-rod debut novel in the late 70s, to the throes of a consuming affair in the late 80s, and the messiness and pain of a disintegrating marriage in the late 90s�the diaries reveal the life of one of the world�s greatest writers. Devastatingly honest and disarmingly funny, How to End a Story is a portrait of loss, betrayal, and the sheer force of a woman�s anger�but also of hard work and resilience, moments of hope and joy, the immutable ties of motherhood, and the regenerative power of a room of one�s own.