{"product_id":"mothercare-lynne-tillman-9781593767624","title":"Mothercare: On Obligation, Love, Death, and Ambivalence","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eMothercare\u003c\/i\u003e represents an investigation of the question of duty, or conscience, what we owe or want to provide to the people in our lives. . . For a reader, there's something bracing about Tillman's honesty, which transforms \"Mothercare\" from a record or a logbook into a work of art.\" --David Ulin, \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\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 1593767625\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781593767624\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Soft Skull\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/07\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.40w x 0.40d","brand":"Lynne Tillman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44159566643455,"sku":"9781593767624","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6267ea33-b6e1-46c2-bd24-29e061682241.jpg?v=1689083371","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/mothercare-lynne-tillman-9781593767624","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}