{"product_id":"family-language-nicole-nelson-9781685892616","title":"Family Language","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn this striking debut, an ambitious academic faces new and unwanted choices when she is confronted with overnight motherhood...\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDr. Mona Melamed is a happily married, purposefully childfree linguist at a top Southern California university. Her days are spent researching and stressing about finally, finally securing tenure. That is, until her brother-in-law and his wife die, leaving their six-year-old son orphaned. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEveryone in Mona's orbit expects her to take the lead in caring for the child, including--to some extent--Mona herself. Motherhood is not something she wanted-it is still not something she wants. And yet, she finds herself negotiating a temporary leave to start looking after the boy. Along the way, as the gender expectations thrust upon Mona intensify, her tenure becomes threatened. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFAMILY LANGUAGE confronts that age old question-Can women really have it all?--and uncovers the misogyny behind it. As Mona tries to balance her new responsibilities as a mother, she has to ask herself how hard is she willing to fight for the career she's earned, and is it fair that she even has to?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nicole Nelson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1685892612\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781685892616\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Melville House Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/10\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs","brand":"Nicole Nelson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48437835202815,"sku":"9781685892616","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7b8995d6-d815-4549-a611-600a903b5498.jpg?v=1777167094","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/family-language-nicole-nelson-9781685892616","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}