{"product_id":"tasha-a-sons-memoir","title":"Tasha: A Son's Memoir","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eTasha: A Son's Memoir\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eBrian Morton\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9781982178949\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eAvid Reader Press\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2023\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition: \u003c\/b\u003eReprint\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eNew from the publisher\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWashington Post \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eBest Nonfiction Book of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eIn the spirit of \u003ci\u003eFierce Attachments \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe End of Your Life Book Club\u003c\/i\u003e, 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.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTasha 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eClear-eyed, \"deeply stirring\" (Dani Shapiro, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e), and brimming with dark humor, \u003ci\u003eTasha\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\"\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Avid Reader Press","offers":[{"title":"Tasha: A Son's Memoir | Brian Morton | Paperback | 9781982178949 | New | Memoir 1513214","offer_id":48163089252504,"sku":"1513214","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/61pwsbP0CTL.jpg?v=1771876406","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/tasha-a-sons-memoir","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}