{"product_id":"9780061778711","title":"Lies My Mother Never Told Me : A Memoir","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eLies My Mother Never Told Me\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Kaylie Jones\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn her riveting memoir \u003cem\u003eLies My Mother Never Told Me, \u003c\/em\u003eKaylie Jones—the daughter of author James Jones (\u003cem\u003eFrom Here to Eternity\u003c\/em\u003e) and an acclaimed author in her own right (\u003cem\u003eA Soldier’s Daughter Never Cries; Celeste Ascending; As Soon As It Rains\u003c\/em\u003e)—tells the poignant story of her relationship with her famous father and her alcoholic mother, and of her own struggles with the disease. A true story of privilege, loss, self-discovery, and redemption, \u003cem\u003eLies My Mother Never Told Me \u003c\/em\u003eis Jones’s unforgettable account of a not-quite-fairy-tale childhood and adulthood defined by two constants: literature and alcohol.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e“A bright, fast-paced memoir with an inviting spirit. There is real immediacy to the family portraits here....There’s also great daughterly love for James Jones, as his daughter sometimes insists on referring to him, and palpable pride in his achievements. ”\u003cbr\u003e“Unadorned, poignant and honest to the core, Kaylie Jones’ memoir is a light emerging from the shadows of a writing life.”\u003cbr\u003e“Searing, brutally honest....What makes Lies My Mother Never Told Me such an uplifting book despite all the pain and turmoil it recounts is its revelation of how Kaylie Jones has matured as a person in dealing with her twin legacies, literary and alcoholic, and also as a writer.”\u003cbr\u003e“Brilliant, touching…. Absolutely addictive, this story of struggle and triumph is a joy to read, thanks to Jones’s gift for handling dark material with humor and grace…. a treasure for fans of literature and literary memoirs, as well as anyone who’s coped with alcoholics in the family.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780061778711\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":41049186304206,"sku":"9780061778711","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/9780061778711_ec0d49dd-323c-433f-b632-fb8fd39ba9bd.jpg?v=1652128830","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780061778711","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}