Tasha: A Son's Memoir (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781982178932)

A Washington Post Best Nonfiction Book of the Year

In the spirit of Fierce Attachments and The End of Your Life Book Club, acclaimed novelist Brian Morton delivers a "superb" (Maureen Corrigan, Fresh Air), 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.

Tasha Morton is a force of nature: a brilliant educator who's left her mark on generations of students--and also a whirlwind of a mother, 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 time to 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, "deeply stirring" (Dani Shapiro, The New York Times Book Review), and brimming with dark humor, Tasha is both a vivid account of an unforgettable woman and 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."

Author: Brian Morton
ISBN-10: 1982178930
ISBN-13: 9781982178932
Publisher: Avid Reader Press / Simon & Schuster
Language: English
Published: 04/12/2022
Pages: 208
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.40w x 1.00d

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal Prepub Alert 11/01/2021 pg. 22
Publishers Weekly 01/03/2022
Library Journal 02/01/2022 pg. 76
Kirkus Reviews 02/01/2022
Booklist 03/01/2022 pg. 12
Shelf Awareness 04/15/2022