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Bettyville : a memoir / George Hodgman.

Hodgman, George, (author.).

Summary:

"When George Hodgman leaves Manhattan for his hometown of Paris, Missouri, he finds himself--an unlikely caretaker and near-lethal cook--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 can't bring himself to force her from the home both treasure--the place where his father'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. As these two unforgettable characters try to bring their different worlds together, Hodgman reveals the challenges of Betty's life and his own struggle for self-respect, moving readers from their small town-crumbling but still colorful-to the star-studded corridors of Vanity Fair. "-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0525427201
  • ISBN: 9780143107880
  • ISBN: 9780525427209
  • Physical Description: 278 pages ; 22 cm
  • Publisher: New York, New York : Viking Penguin, 2015.
Subject:
Hodgman, George.
Adult children of aging parents > United States > Biography.
Aging parents > Care > United States.
Caregivers > United States > Biography.
Gay men > Family relationships > United States.
Mothers and sons > United States.
Sons > Family relationships > United States.
Gay men.
Genre:
Autobiographies.

Available copies

  • 28 of 28 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 2 of 2 copies available at Onslow County Public Library.

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Jacksonville Main Library BIO HODGMAN (Text) 36015000688461 Adult Biography Available -
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