Mothercare
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Author: Lynne Tillman
An honest, beautifully written account of a sudden, drastically changed relationship to one’s mother, and of the time and labour spent navigating the American healthcare system. When a mother’s unusual health condition, normal pressure hydrocephalus, renders her entirely dependent on you, your sisters, and caregivers, the unthinkable becomes daily life. Tillman describes the experience of handling her mother as if she were a child and of coping with a longtime ambivalence to her.In Tillman’s celebrated style and as a ‘rich noticer of strange things’ (Colm Tóibín), she describes, without flinching, the unexpected, heartbreaking, and anxious eleven years of caring for a sick parent.'Mothercare' 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.‘A true force in American literature.’ – George Saunders‘A new thought in every sentence.’ – Lydia Davis
ISBN 9781913512279. Peninsula Press. pb. 160 pages. 12.8 x 19.8 cm.
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An honest, beautifully written account of a sudden, drastically changed relationship to one’s mother, and of the time and labour spent navigating the American healthcare system. When a mother’s unusual health condition, normal pressure hydrocephalus, renders her entirely dependent on you, your sisters, and caregivers, the unthinkable becomes daily life. Tillman describes the experience of handling her mother as if she were a child and of coping with a longtime ambivalence to her.In Tillman’s celebrated style and as a ‘rich noticer of strange things’ (Colm Tóibín), she describes, without flinching, the unexpected, heartbreaking, and anxious eleven years of caring for a sick parent.'Mothercare' 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.‘A true force in American literature.’ – George Saunders‘A new thought in every sentence.’ – Lydia Davis
ISBN 9781913512279. Peninsula Press. pb. 160 pages. 12.8 x 19.8 cm.
available