Bettyville - Brossura

Hodgman, George

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ISBN 10: 1473649668 ISBN 13: 9781473649668

Casa editrice: Two Roads, 2016

Riassunto

'OUR FAVOURITE READS OF 2016' THE TIMES | A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER 'A BOOK THAT HAS YOU EMAILING FRIENDS "YOU HAVE TO READ THIS"' The Sunday Times - 'A WARM AND POIGNANT MEMOIR' Daily Express - 'WITHOUT A DOUBT MY FAVOURITE BOOK OF THE YEAR' Nathan Lane, Wall Street Journal Signed by Paramount for TV starring Oscar-winner Shirley MacLaine & Tony-winner Matthew Broderick A witty, tender memoir of a son's journey home to care for his irascible mother with dementia - 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 ageing 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 colourful-to the star-studded corridors of Vanity Fair. Evocative of The End of Your Life Book Club and The Tender Bar, Hodgman's New York Times bestselling debut is both an indelible portrait of a family and an exquisitely told tale of a prodigal son's return.

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Recensione:

A remarkable, laugh-out-loud book . . . Rarely has the subject of elder care produced such droll human comedy, or a heroine quite on the mettlesome order of Betty Baker Hodgman. For as much as the book works on several levels (as a meditation on belonging, as a story of growing up gay and the psychic cost of silence, as metaphor for recovery), it is the strong-willed Betty who shines through. (The New York Times)

A lovely memoir . . .You won't finish this tale dry-eyed. (People, Book of the Week)

A gorgeously constructed memoir . . . Hodgman creates an unforgettable portrait of his mother, Betty-a strong-willed nonagenarian struggling against the slow-motion breakdown of her mind and body. He evokes her with wit and tenderness. (The New York Times Book Review)

Without a doubt my favorite book of the year. Wise, witty, and heartbreaking . . . a surprisingly profound and hilarious look at aging, mothers and sons, fathers and sons, growing up gay and small-town life in America. (Nathan Lane, "Who Read What: Books of the Year 2015," The Wall Street Journal)

A humorous, bittersweet account of Hodgman's caring for his aging, irascible mother. (Vanity Fair)

Hodgman has written what will be seen, even years from now, as the quintessential book on taking care. . . . His desire to empathize, his focus on goodness, his search for hope allow him to find the beauty in the hour of now. (Chicago Tribune)

An intimate, heartfelt portrait of a mother and son, each at the crossroads of life . . . Hodgman's sharp wit carries the book ever forward. (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)

A superb memoir . . . Hodgman is by turns wry, laugh-out-loud funny, self-deprecating, insecure to the point of near suicide, and an attentive caregiver despite occasional, understandable resentments. . . . I have read several hundred American memoirs; I would placeBettyville in the top five. (Steve Weinberg, Kansas City Star)

In his tender, sardonic, and fearless account of life with Betty-who has never acknowledged that her son is gay-Hodgman delivers an epic unfolding of his lifelong search for acceptance and love. (The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Hodgman paints a witty and poignant portrait of a son and his mother reconciling their differences and learning, among other things, how to cook, come to grips with caretaking, understand unspoken sexuality, and treat each other with patience, love, and self-respect. Surely we all have a beautifully complex and hilarious (if not semi-dysfunctional) relationships with our mothers, but none of us are likely to commemorate it with the skill and humor of Hodgman. (Los Angeles Magazine)

Descrizione del libro:

The New York Times word-of-mouth bestseller, soon to be a TV series starring Shriley MacLaine and Matthew Broderick.
A witty, tender memoir of a son's journey home to care for his irascible mother-a tale of secrets, silences, and enduring love.

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• Editore: Two Roads
• Data di pubblicazione: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1473649668
• ISBN 13: 9781473649668
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 288