Morton Brian - Tasha A Son's Memoir - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: 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.
Title: Tasha A Son's Memoir
Author(s): Morton Brian
Publisher: Avid Reader Press / Simon & Schuster
Barcode: 9781982178949
Pages: 224 Pages
Language: English
Publication Date: 4/11/2023
Category: Memoirs