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100 1  McCracken, Elizabeth,|eauthor. 
245 14 The hero of this book :|ba novel /|cElizabeth McCracken. 
250    First edition. 
264  1 New York, NY :|bEcco, an imprint of 
       HarperCollinsPublishers,|c[2022] 
300    177 pages ;|c20 cm 
336    text|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|2rdamedia 
338    volume|2rdacarrier 
380    Fiction 
520    "Ten months after her mother's death, the narrator of The 
       Hero of This Book takes a trip to London. The city was a 
       favorite of her mother's, and as the narrator wanders the 
       streets, she finds herself reflecting on her mother's life
       and their relationship. Thoughts of the past meld with 
       questions of the future: Back in New England, the family 
       home is now up for sale, its considerable contents already
       winnowed.  The woman, a writer, recalls all that made her 
       complicated mother extraordinary-her brilliant wit, her 
       generosity, her unbelievable obstinacy, her sheer will in 
       seizing life despite physical difficulties-and finds 
       herself wondering how her mother had endured. Even though 
       she wants to respect her mother's nearly pathological 
       sense of privacy, the woman must come to terms with 
       whether making a chronicle of this remarkable life 
       constitutes an act of love or betrayal.  The Hero of This 
       Book is a searing examination of grief and renewal, and of
       a deeply felt relationship between a child and her 
       parents. What begins as a question of filial devotion 
       ultimately becomes a lesson in what it means to write." --
       publisher's website. 
650  0 Women authors|vFiction. 
650  0 Mothers|xDeath|vFiction. 
650  0 Mothers and daughters|vFiction. 
650  0 Grief|vFiction. 
650  0 Biography as a literary form|vFiction. 
655  7 Novels.|2lcgft