{"product_id":"mothercare-on-obligation-love-death-and-ambivalence-9781593767174","title":"Mothercare: On Obligation, Love, Death, and Ambivalence","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Lynne Tillman\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Soft Skull\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Soft Skull\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Eldercare\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Masterfully-wrought . . . [A] stunning story of caregiving, with its questions of obligation and ethics and what it means to care for someone who, perhaps, didn't care for you.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the brilliantly original novelist and cultural critic Lynne Tillman comes MOTHERCARE, an honest and beautifully written account of a sudden, drastically changed relationship to one's mother, and of the time and labor spent navigating the American healthcare system. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen a mother's unusual health condition, normal pressure hydrocephalus, renders her entirely dependent on you, your sisters, caregivers, and companions, the unthinkable becomes daily life. In MOTHERCARE, Tillman describes doing what seems impossible: handling her mother as if she were a child and coping with a longtime ambivalence toward her. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn Tillman's celebrated style and as a \"rich noticer of strange things\" (Colm Tóibín), she describes, without flinching, the unexpected, heartbreaking, and anxious eleven years of caring for a sick parent. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMOTHERCARE is both a cautionary tale and sympathetic guidance for anyone who suddenly becomes a caregiver. This story may be helpful, informative, consoling, or upsetting, but it never fails to underscore how impossible it is to get the job done completely right.","brand":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46315122426007,"sku":"9781593767174","price":2240.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781593767174.webp?v=1767708077","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/mothercare-on-obligation-love-death-and-ambivalence-9781593767174","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}