Bettyville: A Memoir

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Synopsis

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.

Evocative of The End of Your Life Book Club and The Tender Bar, Hodgman's New York Times bestselling debut is both an indelible portrait of a family and an exquisitely told tale of a prodigal son's return.

A New York Times Bestseller

Copyright:
2015

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:
9780698158450
Related ISBNs:
9780525427209
Publisher:
Penguin Publishing Group
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
George Hodgman
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs, Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender, Communication
Submitted By:
Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.

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