{"product_id":"the-mother-knot-a-memoir-paperback","title":"The Mother Knot: A Memoir - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKathryn Harrison\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this dark gem of a book by the author of \u003cb\u003eThe Kiss\u003c\/b\u003e, a complex mother-daughter relationship precipitates a journey through depression to greater understanding, acceptance, freedom, and love, . \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSpare and unflinching, \u003cb\u003eThe Mother Knot\u003c\/b\u003e is Kathryn Harrison's courageous exploration of her painful feelings about her mother, and of her depression and recovery. Writer, wife, mother of three, Kathryn Harrison finds herself, at age forty-one, wrestling with a black, untamable force that seems to have the power to undermine her sanity and her safety, a darkness that is tied to her relationship with her own mother, dead for many years but no less a haunting presence. Shaken by a family emergency that reveals the fragility of her current happiness, Harrison falls prey to despair and anxiety she believed she'd overcome long before. A relapse of anorexia becomes the tangible reminder of a youth spent trying to achieve the perfection she had hoped would win her mother's love, and forces her to confront, understand, and ultimately cast out--in startling physical form--the demons within herself. Powerful, insightful, unforgettable, by \"a writer of extraordinary gifts\" (Tobias Wolff), Kathryn Harrison's \u003cb\u003eThe Mother Knot\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eis a knockout.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this dark gem of a book by the author of The Kiss, a complex mother-daughter relationship precipitates a journey through depression to greater understanding, acceptance, freedom, and love, . \u003cbr\u003eSpare and unflinching, The Mother Knot is Kathryn Harrison's courageous exploration of her painful feelings about her mother, and of her depression and recovery. Writer, wife, mother of three, Kathryn Harrison finds herself, at age forty-one, wrestling with a black, untamable force that seems to have the power to undermine her sanity and her safety, a darkness that is tied to her relationship with her own mother, dead for many years but no less a haunting presence. Shaken by a family emergency that reveals the fragility of her current happiness, Harrison falls prey to despair and anxiety she believed she'd overcome long before. A relapse of anorexia becomes the tangible reminder of a youth spent trying to achieve the perfection she had hoped would win her mother's love, and forces her to confront, understand, and ultimately cast out--in startling physical form--the demons within herself. Powerful, insightful, unforgettable, by \"a writer of extraordinary gifts\" (Tobias Wolff), Kathryn Harrison's The Mother Knot\" is a knockout. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"From the Hardcover edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKATHRYN HARRISON\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the novels \u003cb\u003eThe Seal Wife, The Binding Chair, Poison, Exposure, \u003c\/b\u003eand\u003cb\u003e Thicker Than Water\u003c\/b\u003e. She has also written a memoir, \u003cb\u003eThe Kiss\u003c\/b\u003e, a travel memoir, \u003cb\u003eThe Road to Santiago\u003c\/b\u003e, a biography, \u003cb\u003eSaint Therese of Lisiuex\u003c\/b\u003e, and a collection of essays, \u003cb\u003eSeeking Rapture.\u003c\/b\u003e She lives in New York with her husband, the novelist Colin Harrison, and their children.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 96\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.28 x 8.12 x 5.26 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 12, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51759273443616,"sku":"9780812971507","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/afed92722eb4a3a84be67f3184446010.webp?v=1780147609","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-mother-knot-a-memoir-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}