{"product_id":"cant-we-talk-about-something-roz-chast-9781632861016","title":"Can't We Talk about Something More Pleasant?: A Memoir","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e#1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eBestseller\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e2014 National Book Award Finalist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the inaugural 2014 Kirkus Prize in nonfiction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the National Book Critics Circle Award \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the 2014 Books for a Better Life Award\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the 2015 Reuben Award from National Cartoonists Society\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn her first memoir, \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e cartoonist Roz Chast brings her signature wit to the topic of aging parents. Spanning the last several years of their lives and told through four-color cartoons, family photos, and documents, and a narrative as rife with laughs as it is with tears, Chast's memoir is both comfort and comic relief for anyone experiencing the life-altering loss of elderly parents. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhile the particulars are Chast-ian in their idiosyncrasies--an anxious father who had relied heavily on his wife for stability as he slipped into dementia and a former assistant principal mother whose overbearing personality had sidelined Roz for decades--the themes are universal: adult children accepting a parental role; aging and unstable parents leaving a family home for an institution; dealing with uncomfortable physical intimacies; and hiring strangers to provide the most personal care. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn amazing portrait of two lives at their end and an only child coping as best she can, \u003ci\u003eCan't We Talk about Something More Pleasant\u003c\/i\u003e shows the full range of Roz Chast's talent as cartoonist and storyteller.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Roz Chast\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1632861011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781632861016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/13\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 7.50w x 0.70d","brand":"Roz Chast","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44053620916479,"sku":"9781632861016","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6d1fde80-02ff-4fad-8672-ecd4c8b9b63c.jpg?v=1685025317","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/cant-we-talk-about-something-roz-chast-9781632861016","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}