{"product_id":"tasha-brian-morton-9781797139234","title":"Tasha: A Son's Memoir","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn the spirit of \u003ci\u003eFierce Attachments\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBettyville\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe End of Your Life Book Club\u003c\/i\u003e, acclaimed novelist Brian Morton delivers a moving, darkly funny memoir of his mother's vibrant life and the many ways in which their tight, tumultuous relationship was refashioned in her twilight years.\u003c\/b\u003eTasha Morton is a force of nature: a brilliant educator who's left her mark on generations of students--and also a Jewish mother extraordinaire, intrusive, chaotic, oppressively devoted, and irrepressible. For decades, her son Brian has kept her at a self-protective distance, but when her health begins to fail, he knows it's on him to step up and assume responsibility for her care. Even so, he's not prepared for what awaits him, as her refusal to accept her own fragility leads to a series of epic outbursts and altercations that are sometimes frightening, sometimes wildly comic, and sometimes both. Clear-eyed, loving, and brimming with dark humor, \u003ci\u003eTasha\u003c\/i\u003e is an exploration of what sons learn from their mothers, a stark look at the impossible task of caring for an elderly parent in a country whose unofficial motto is you're on your own, and a meditation on the treacherous business at the heart of every family--the business of trying to honor ourselves without forsaking our parents, and our parents without forsaking ourselves. Above all, \u003ci\u003eTasha \u003c\/i\u003eis a vivid and surprising portrait of an unforgettable woman.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Brian Morton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1797139231\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781797139234\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon \u0026amp; Schuster Audio\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/12\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e CD\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.60h x 5.60w x 0.60d","brand":"Brian Morton","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":43981683065087,"sku":"9781797139234","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c20f869e-aa39-4ee5-9455-d01c3b2acc38.jpg?v=1683256955","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/tasha-brian-morton-9781797139234","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}