0062971271
The hero of this book
Book
First edition
"Ten months after her mother's death, the narrator of The Hero of This Book takes a trip to London. The city was a favorite of her mother's, and as the narrator wanders the streets, she finds herself reflecting on her mother's life and their relationship. Thoughts of the past meld with questions of the future: Back in New England, the family home is now up for sale, its considerable contents already winnowed. The woman, a writer, recalls all that made her complicated mother extraordinary-her brilliant wit, her generosity, her unbelievable obstinacy, her sheer will in seizing life despite physical difficulties-and finds herself wondering how her mother had endured. Even though she wants to respect her mother's nearly pathological sense of privacy, the woman must come to terms with whether making a chronicle of this remarkable life constitutes an act of love or betrayal. The Hero of This Book is a searing examination of grief and renewal, and of a deeply felt relationship between a child and her parents. What begins as a question of filial devotion ultimately becomes a lesson in what it means to write. At once comic and heartbreaking, with prose that delights at every turn, this is a novel of such piercing love and tenderness that we are reminded that art is what remains when all else falls away." --author's website.
Available copies
- 8 of 10 copies available at OWWL.
Current holds
0 current holds with 10 total copies.| Location | Call Number / Shelving Location |
Barcode | Status / Due Date |
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| Bell Memorial Library - Nunda | FIC McC (Text) Adult Fiction |
52114300232028 |
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| Geneva Public Library | MCCRACKEN (Text) First Floor New Books |
52118301180664 |
Checked out 02/10/2023 |
| Macedon Public Library | FIC MCC (Text) Adult New Fiction |
52121300769800 |
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| Ontario Public Library | FIC MCC (Text) Adult New Materials |
52126300844966 |
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| Palmyra Community Library | MCC (Text) Adult New Fiction |
52127300473814 |
Checked out 02/15/2023 |
| Sodus Community Library | FIC MCC (Text) Adult Audiobooks |
52148300578899 |
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| Victor Farmington Library | MCC (Text) Adult New Materials |
52128301028540 |
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| Warsaw Public Library | FIC MCC (Text) Adult Fiction |
52151300373055 |
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| Williamson Public Library | FIC MCC (Text) Adult New Materials |
52152300847445 |
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| Wood Library Association - Canandaigua | FIC MCC (Text) Adult New Materials |
31846003006946 |
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