{"product_id":"mothercare-lynne-tillman-9781593767174","title":"Mothercare: On Obligation, Love, Death, and Ambivalence","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Masterfully-wrought . . . [A] stunning story of caregiving, with its questions of obligation and ethics and what it means to care for someone who, perhaps, didn't care for you.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the brilliantly original novelist and cultural critic Lynne Tillman comes MOTHERCARE, an honest and beautifully written account of a sudden, drastically changed relationship to one's mother, and of the time and labor spent navigating the American healthcare system. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen a mother's unusual health condition, normal pressure hydrocephalus, renders her entirely dependent on you, your sisters, caregivers, and companions, the unthinkable becomes daily life. In MOTHERCARE, Tillman describes doing what seems impossible: handling her mother as if she were a child and coping with a longtime ambivalence toward her. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn Tillman's celebrated style and as a \"rich noticer of strange things\" (Colm Tb匤), she describes, without flinching, the unexpected, heartbreaking, and anxious eleven years of caring for a sick parent. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMOTHERCARE is both a cautionary tale and sympathetic guidance for anyone who suddenly becomes a caregiver. This story may be helpful, informative, consoling, or upsetting, but it never fails to underscore how impossible it is to get the job done completely right.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lynne Tillman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 159376717X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781593767174\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Soft Skull\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/02\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.71lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.51h x 5.81w x 0.72d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal Prepub Alert\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2022 pg. 25\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/15\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/06\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/29\/2022","brand":"Lynne Tillman","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43946073620735,"sku":"9781593767174","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_f536897c-7a7c-4997-90af-cb305a340f83.jpg?v=1681511381","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/mothercare-lynne-tillman-9781593767174","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}