{"product_id":"losing-mum-and-pup-christopher-buckley-9780446552394","title":"Losing Mum and Pup: A Memoir","description":"In twelve months between 2007 and 2008, Christopher Buckley coped with the passing of his father, William F. Buckley, the father of the modern conservative movement, and his mother, Patricia Taylor Buckley, one of New York's most glamorous and colorful socialites. He was their only child and their relationship was close and complicated. Writes Buckley: \"They were not - with respect to every other set of loving, wonderful parents in the world - your typical mom and dad.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As Buckley tells the story of their final year together, he takes readers on a surprisingly entertaining tour through hospitals, funeral homes, and memorial services, capturing the heartbreaking and disorienting feeling of becoming a 55-year-old orphan. Buckley maintains his sense of humor by recalling the words of Oscar Wilde: \"To lose one parent may be regarded as a misfortune. To lose both looks like carelessness.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Just as Calvin Trillin and Joan Didion gave readers solace and insight into the experience of losing a spouse, Christopher Buckley offers consolation, wit, and warmth to those coping with the death of a parent, while telling a unique personal story of life with legends.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Christopher Buckley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0446552399\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780446552394\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Twelve\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/06\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.70w x 1.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLarge Print\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Christopher Buckley","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43946626384127,"sku":"9780446552394","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_c04fe2e4-f6c9-4dcc-a97f-4f8a173d4bb6.jpg?v=1681514213","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/losing-mum-and-pup-christopher-buckley-9780446552394","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}