{"product_id":"9781473649668","title":"Bettyville","description":"Author: George Hodgman\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781473649668\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: John Murray\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 12 Jul 2016\u003cbr\u003ePages: 288 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTHE \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER - SOON TO BE A TV SERIES STARRING ACADEMY AWARD WINNER SHIRLEY MACLAINE AND MATTHEW BRODERICK.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen 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.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs 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 \u003ci\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e. Evocative of THE END OF YOUR LIFE BOOK CLUB and THE TENDER BAR, Hodgman's \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling debut is both an indelible portrait of a family and an exquisitely told tale of a prodigal son's return.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47919483879582,"sku":"ING-9781473649668","price":35.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781473649668.jpg?v=1782813034","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781473649668","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}