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Author Hodgman, George.

Title Bettyville : a memoir / George Hodgman.

Publication Info. New York : Viking Adult, 2015.

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 Pittsburg 2nd Fl Biography  BIO Hodgman    ---  Available
Description 278 pages ; 23 cm
text rdacontent
unmediated rdamedia
volume rdacarrier
Source NBK 5/15 PPL
Summary "A witty, tender memoir of a son's journey home to care for his irascible mother--a tale of secrets, silences, and enduring love. When George Hodgman leaves Manhattan for his hometown of Paris, Missouri, he finds himself--an unlikely caretaker and near-lethal cook--in a head-on collision with his aging mother, Betty, a woman of wit and will. Will George lure her into assisted living? When hell freezes over. He can't bring himself to force her from the home both treasure--the place where his father's voice lingers, the scene of shared jokes, skirmishes, and, behind the dusty antiques, a rarely acknowledged conflict: Betty, who speaks her mind but cannot quite reveal her heart, has never really accepted the fact that her son is gay. As these two unforgettable characters try to bring their different worlds together, Hodgman reveals the challenges of Betty's life and his own struggle for self-respect, moving readers from their small town-crumbling but still colorful-to the star-studded corridors of Vanity Fair. Evocative of The End of Your Life Book Club and The Tender Bar, Hodgman's debut is both an indelible portrait of a family and an exquisitely told tale of a prodigal son's return"-- Provided by publisher.
Subject Hodgman, George.
Adult children of aging parents -- Biography.
Caregivers -- Biography.
Aging parents -- Care.
Mothers and sons.
Sons -- Family relationships.
Gay men -- Family relationships.
ISBN 9780525427209
0525427201

 
    
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