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Author： George Hodgman
Publisher： Viking
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.
George Hodgman从曼哈顿回到家乡之后，他发现自己很难同母亲相处，不常袒露心声的母亲也无法真正接受儿子是同性恋的事实。Hodgman的到来揭露了Betty生活中面临的挑战，而他自己也在为争取受人尊敬而做着斗争，在不断的冲突中，两个人相互磨合。这本书不仅是对家庭生活进行了细致入微的描写，而且也讲述了一个浪子回头金不换的故事。
Publisher： Viking
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.
George Hodgman从曼哈顿回到家乡之后，他发现自己很难同母亲相处，不常袒露心声的母亲也无法真正接受儿子是同性恋的事实。Hodgman的到来揭露了Betty生活中面临的挑战，而他自己也在为争取受人尊敬而做着斗争，在不断的冲突中，两个人相互磨合。这本书不仅是对家庭生活进行了细致入微的描写，而且也讲述了一个浪子回头金不换的故事。