Mothercare

Lynne Tillman's Mothercare is a candid and beautifully written account of a sudden, drastically changed relationship to one's mother and the time and labor spent navigating the American healthcare system. It is a cautionary tale and sympathetic guidance for anyone who suddenly becomes a caregiver, highlighting how impossible it is to get the job done completely right.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 160 pages
Publication date: 23 March 2023
Publisher: Peninsula Press Ltd

From the brilliant 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.

When 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. In Tillman's celebrated style and as a rich noticer of strange things (Colm Toibin), she describes, without flinching, the unexpected, heartbreaking, and anxious eleven years of caring for a sick parent. Mothercare 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.

Weight: 150g
Dimension: 128 x 198 x 13 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781913512279