Bettyville : a memoir / George Hodgman.
"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.
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- 28 of 28 copies available at NC Cardinal.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville Main Library | BIO HODGMAN (Text) | 36015000688461 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| Sneads Ferry Branch Library | BIO HODGMAN (Text) | 36015001200522 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| Barco Library | B HODGMAN (Text) | 39488200894659 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| Boonville Community Public Library | B HODGMAN (Text) | 30005100239360 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| Braswell Memorial Main Library | B HODGMAN (Text) | 540191011030556 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| Columbus Library | 306.874 HOD (Text) | 31250200023087 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| East Asheville Library | 306.874 HOD (Text) | 0020510605288 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Etowah Branch | HODGMAN (Text) | 33258007569309 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| George H. & Laura E. Brown Library | B Hod (Text) | 30308101088830 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| Hatteras Library | B HODGMAN (Text) | 39488400431906 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
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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. "--
