{"product_id":"o-mother-hardcover","title":"O Mother - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEmerson Whitney\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eHeaven\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDaddy Boy.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEmerson Whitney didn't plan to go home. After a childhood shaped by their mother's addiction and heartbreaks, keeping their distance felt safer. They built a life far away, working constantly and ignoring the searing pain of a chronic disorder. But their body had other plans. When exhaustion finally forced them to stop, Emerson turned east at last, toward home, toward their mom. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eO Mother \u003c\/i\u003ebrings us back into Emerson Whitney's generous, searching mind as they return to the rural Maine island of their childhood, of sea spray and lobster pots and ship-themed home decor. Visions of a different future begin to flood in, of them and their mom living side by side, peaceful at last, tending to chickens and watching reality TV. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut Emerson's return does not go as planned. Despite being just a few miles away, their mother is distant, hard to pin down, and they struggle to connect. Emerson can tell something is off, but old patterns are hard to break. When Emerson receives the devastating news of their mother's suicide, they begin to trace her story back, unraveling the hidden forces that conspired to make her life unlivable. What follows is an exploration into disability, diagnosis, and self-acceptance. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith a sensitive eye to the world, Emerson seeks to understand their mom's complicated fate, and wonders what, if anything, it might teach them about their own future.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEmerson Whitney\u003c\/strong\u003e is a writer and a professor. Their book \u003cem\u003eHeaven\u003c\/em\u003e, McSweeney's 2020, was named a 'best book' by\u003cem\u003e the AV Club\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003ePAPER\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003e Literary Hub\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003e Refinery29\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMs. Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eChicago Review of\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eBooks\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003e the Observer\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003ethe Seattle Times\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cem\u003e Heaven\u003c\/em\u003e was also awarded a \u003cem\u003eKirkus\u003c\/em\u003e star and was written about by nonfiction editor at \u003cem\u003eKirkus\u003c\/em\u003e, Eric Liebetrau, in a piece called \"\u003cem\u003eQueer Memoir Old and New\u003c\/em\u003e\" as a profile of Emerson and \u003cem\u003eHeaven\u003c\/em\u003e is compared to Alice B. Toklas' by Gertrude Stein. \u003cem\u003eHeaven\u003c\/em\u003e also won a silver medal in the Independent Publisher Book Awards and continues to garner praise. Emerson was named a 2020 Now List awardee in literature alongside Ocean Vuong and Danez Smith by \u003cem\u003eThem\u003c\/em\u003e magazine. Emerson's writing has appeared in \u003cem\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eLos Angeles Review of Books\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Believer\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eParis Review\u003c\/em\u003e and elsewhere.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 193\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.4 x 5.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50478211039480,"sku":"9781963270488","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0698\/5629\/7208\/files\/BuQ3lbmrze9781963270488.webp?v=1789026646","url":"https:\/\/barneysbooksellers.com\/products\/o-mother-hardcover","provider":"Barney's Book Sellers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}