Bettyville: A Memoir

Bettyville: A Memoir

â‚¬Å“The idea of a cultured gay man leaving New York City to care for his aging mother in Paris, Missouri, is already funny, and George Hodgman reaps that humor with great charm. But then he plunges deep, examining the warm yet fraught relationship between mother and son with profound insight and understanding.â‚¬Â â‚¬"Alison Bechdel, author ofÂ Fun Home
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NEW YORK TIMESÂ BESTSELLER

FINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD
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When George Hodgman leaves Manhattan for his hometown of Paris, Missouri, he finds himselfâ‚¬"an unlikely caretaker and near-lethal cookâ‚¬"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 canâ‚¬t bring himself to force her from the home both treasureâ‚¬"the place where his fatherâ‚¬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.
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As these two unforgettable characters try to bring their different worlds together, Hodgman reveals the challenges of Bettyâ‚¬s life and his own struggle for self-respect, moving readers from their small townâ‚¬"crumbling but still colorfulâ‚¬"to the star-studded corridors of Vanity Fair. Evocative ofÂ The End of Your Life Book Club andÂ The Tender Bar, Hodgmanâ‚¬sÂ New York Times bestselling debut is both an indelible portrait of a family and an exquisitely told tale of a prodigal sonâ‚¬s return.
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â‚¬Å“A remarkable, laugh-out-loud book . . . Rarely has the subject ofÂ elder careÂ produced such droll human comedy, or a heroine quite on the mettlesome order of Betty Baker Hodgman. For as much as the book works on several levels (as a meditation on belonging, as a story of growing up gay and the psychic cost of silence, as metaphor for recovery), it is the strong-willed Betty who shines through.â‚¬Â â‚¬"The New York Times
Country USA
Brand Random House Books for Young Readers
Manufacturer Penguin Books
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 0143107887_used
Color Multicolor
ReleaseDate 2016-02-02
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780143107880

Country	USA
Brand	Random House Books for Young Readers
Manufacturer	Penguin Books
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	0143107887_used
Color	Multicolor
ReleaseDate	2016-02-02
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780143107880

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