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Mothercare (Paperback)
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Mothercare (Paperback)
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List price R339
Loot Price R275
Discovery Miles 2 750
You Save R64 (19%)
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From 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 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.
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