MOTHERS & DAUGHTERS: COMPLICATED JOURNEYS – NONFICTION

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Told in reverse order, The End Is the Beginning: A Personal History of My Mother is a brave, compassionate celebration of the life and death of Jill Bialosky’s mother, Iris, and a window into the inextricable bond between mother and daughter. Starting with her burial and cognitive decline, Bialosky chronicles Iris’ often traumatic life, centering her mother as a resilient, multidimensional and fascinating woman. Molly Jong-Fast, daughter of bestselling writer Erica Jong, of Fear of Flying fame, grew up yearning for a connection with her dreamy, glamorous, just-out-of-reach mother. Balancing acceptance and rage, humor and heart, in How to Lose Your Mother: A Daughter’s Memoir, Jong-Fast looks back at their intense relationship, her mother’s encroaching dementia, and her sometimes chaotic upbringing by a fame-hungry parent. Moderated by author Maris Kreizman, I Want to Burn This Place Down: Essays.

Buy The End Is the Beginning: A Personal History of My Mother – Bialosky

Buy How to Lose Your Mother: A Daughter’s Memoir  – Jong-Fast