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Bettyville : a memoir /

"A witty, tender memoir of a son's journey home to care for his irascible mother--a tale of secrets, silences, and enduring love. 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 w...

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Main Author:	Hodgman, George (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Viking, [2015]
Subjects:	Hodgman, George. Adult children of aging parents > United States > Biography. Caregivers > United States > Biography. Aging parents > Care > United States. Mothers and sons > United States. Sons > Family relationships > United States. Gay men > Family relationships > United States. BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Editors, Journalists, Publishers. FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS > Eldercare. Adult children of aging parents. Aging parents > Care. Caregivers. Gay men > Family relationships. Mothers and sons. Sons > Family relationships. United States. Gay men > United States > Biography. Mother-son relationship. Memoirs. Autobiographies. Biographies.

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