{"product_id":"how-to-forget-a-daughters-memoir-9780062846839","title":"How to Forget: A Daughter's Memoir","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"This is a masterfully crafted memoir, an elegant tour de force that firmly establishes Mulgrew as a writer of significant literary endowment. The soulmate to Frank McCourt's \u003cem\u003eAngela's Ashes\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003e How to Forget\u003c\/em\u003e, despite the promise of its title, cannot be forgotten or ignored.\" --Augusten Burroughs, author of \u003cem\u003eRunning with Scissors\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eToil \u0026amp; Trouble \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn this profoundly honest and examined memoir about returning to Iowa to care for her ailing parents, the star of\u003cem\u003e Orange Is the New Black\u003c\/em\u003e and bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eBorn with Teeth\u003c\/em\u003e takes us on an unexpected journey of loss, betrayal, and the transcendent nature of a daughter's love for her parents.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThey say you can't go home again. But when her father is diagnosed with aggressive lung cancer and her mother with atypical Alzheimer's, New York-based actress Kate Mulgrew returns to her hometown in Iowa to spend time with her parents and care for them in the time they have left.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe months Kate spends with her parents in Dubuque--by turns turbulent, tragic, and joyful--lead her to reflect on each of their lives and how they shaped her own. Those ruminations are transformed when, in the wake of their deaths, Kate uncovers long-kept secrets that challenge her understanding of the unconventional Irish Catholic household in which she was raised.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBreathtaking and powerful, laced with the author's irreverent wit, \u003cem\u003e How to Forget\u003c\/em\u003e is a considered portrait of a mother and a father, an emotionally powerful memoir that demonstrates how love fuses children and parents, and an honest examination of family, memory, and indelible loss.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-10404615\"\u003eKate Mulgrew\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e William Morrow \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/19\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.30w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780062846839\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0062846833\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO026000\"\u003ePersonal Memoirs\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FAM\"\u003eFamily \u0026amp; Relationships\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FAM052000\"\u003eDysfunctional Families\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FAM\"\u003eFamily \u0026amp; Relationships\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FAM014000\"\u003eDeath, Grief, Bereavement\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"William Morrow \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43835027161227,"sku":"9780062846839","price":23.45,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0626\/5100\/7115\/files\/img_f5405d22-3dcb-4b36-92c7-ccec2d7b0bff.jpg?v=1755878925","url":"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/products\/how-to-forget-a-daughters-memoir-9780062846839","provider":"CA Corrections Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}