
How to Lose Your Mother
Synopsis
THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
An honest, heartbreaking and brutally funny memoir about losing a mother you never really had - and a comfort to anyone who loves someone who drives them crazy.
'I was just bowled over by this book' - Nigella Lawson
'Brisk and funny and beautifully done' - The Times
‘Often rancorous, sometimes furious, never self-indulgent’ - Financial Times
'Unsparing . . . but also a loving elegy' - The New York Times
'By turns hilarious and heartbreaking' - Oprah Daily
'Punchy . . . with moments of deep sadness leavened by a sardonic humour' - The Guardian
'A gripping memoir . . . exquisitely relatable' - Lori Gottlieb, author of Maybe You Should Talk to Someone
'Lines so good you won't just want to underline them, you will want to cut them out to share' - The Washington Post
Raw, moving and seriously funny, How to Lose Your Mother is Molly Jong-Fast's account of a sometimes chaotic upbringing and how that can really mess you up. But with her mother’s heartbreaking descent into dementia, and Molly’s realization that she is going to lose this remarkable woman, it is also a story of love, loss, confusion and deep grief. Taking us behind the scenes of a fascinating and sometimes tumultuous family dynamic, it leaves us with a better understanding of our own most precious relationships.
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A gripping memoir about mothers and daughters, husbands and wives, loss and healing, and what it means to finally accept your past and become an adult. Despite being raised in the shadow of fame, Molly's story is both uniquely specific and utterly, exquisitely relatable.
Brisk and funny and beautifully done
Punchy . . . with moments of deep sadness leavened by a sardonic humour
Molly Jong-Fast is the embodiment of Erica Jong's legacy, and this book is a brave, if sometimes troubling, testament to her own capacity for survival