{"product_id":"9780349012315","title":"The Book of Mother","description":"Author: Violaine Huisman\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780349012315\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Little Brown\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 11 Oct 2022\u003cbr\u003ePages: 224 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eAn indelible portrait of a brilliant, beautiful, mad and maddening woman\u003c\/b\u003e, expressing the joy of holding her mercurial attention and also the terrible cost of that intimacy...\u003cb\u003eNo-one who reads this captivating book will ever forget Maman\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003cb\u003eAndrew Solomon\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA prize-winning tour de force when it came out in France, this brilliant translation of Violaine Huisman's 'witty, immersive autofiction showcases a Parisian childhood with a charismatic, depressed parent' (\u003ci\u003eOprah Daily\u003c\/i\u003e. Beautiful and magnetic, Catherine, aka 'Maman', smokes too much, drives too fast, laughs too hard and loves too extravagantly. During a joyful and chaotic childhood, her daughter Violaine wouldn't have it any other way.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut when Maman is hospitalised after a third divorce and breakdown, everything changes. Even as Violaine and her sister long for their mother's return, once she's back Maman's violent mood swings and flagrant disregard for personal boundaries soon turn their home into an emotional landmine. As the story of Catherine's own traumatic childhood and coming of age unfolds, the pieces come together to form an indelible portrait of a mother as irresistible as she is impossible, as triumphant as she is transgressive.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith spectacular ferocity of language, a streak of dark humor and stunning emotional bravery, \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Mother\u003c\/i\u003e is an exquisitely wrought story of a mother's dizzying heights and devastating lows, and a daughter who must hold her memory close in order to let go.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46491593998494,"sku":"ADS-9780349012315","price":22.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780349012315.jpg?v=1770594614","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780349012315","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}