What my mother and I don't talk about : fifteen writers break the silence

Filgate, Michele, (editor,, contributor.). Hanauer, Cathi, (contributor.). Febos, Melissa, (contributor.). Chee, Alexander, (contributor.). Landis, Dylan, 1956- (contributor.). McFadden, Bernice L., (contributor.). Baggott, Julianna, (contributor.). Strong, Lynn Steger, 1983- (contributor.). Laymon, Kiese, (contributor.). Machado, Carmen Maria, (contributor.). Aciman, André, (contributor.). Botton, Sari, 1965- (contributor.). Munaweera, Nayomi, (contributor.). Taylor, Brandon, (contributor.). Jamison, Leslie, 1983- (contributor.).

Summary: "From a critically acclaimed group of writers comes an essay collection about what they wish they could share with their mothers--the hilarious, the painful, the awkward, and the downright messy. Raw and poignant, this is an anthology that will resonate with anyone who's ever had a mother."--Back cover.

Record details

ISBN: 9781982107345
ISBN: 1982107340
ISBN: 9781982107352
ISBN: 1982107359
Physical Description: print
xviii, 267 pages ; 22 cm
Edition: First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Publisher: New York : Simon & Schuster, 2019.
Copyright: ©2019

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	What my mother and I don't talk about / Michele Filgate -- My mother's (gate) keeper / Cathi Hanauer -- Thesmophoria / Melissa Febos -- Xanadu / Alexander Chee -- 16 Minetta Lane / Dylan Landis -- Fifteen / Bernice L. McFadden -- Nothing left unsaid / Julianna Baggott -- The same story about my mom / Lynn Steger Strong -- While these things/Feel American to me / Kiese Laymon -- Mother tongue / Carmen Maria Machado -- Are you listening? / André Aciman -- Brother, can you spare some change? / Sari Botton -- Her body/my body / Nayomi Munaweera -- All about my mother / Brandon Taylor -- I met fear on the hill / Leslie Jamison.
Language Note:	Text in English.