In twelve months between 2007 and 2008, Christopher Buckley coped with the passing of his father, William F. Buckley, the father of the modern conservative movement, and his mother, Patricia Taylor Buckley, one of New York's most glamorous and colorful socialites. He was their only child and their relationship was close and complicated. Writes Buckley: "They were not - with respect to every other set of loving, wonderful parents in the world - your typical mom and dad."
As Buckley tells the story of their final year together, he takes readers on a surprisingly entertaining tour through hospitals, funeral homes, and memorial services, capturing the heartbreaking and disorienting feeling of becoming a 55-year-old orphan. Buckley maintains his sense of humor by recalling the words of Oscar Wilde: "To lose one parent may be regarded as a misfortune. To lose both looks like carelessness."
Just as Calvin Trillin and Joan Didion gave readers solace and insight into the experience of losing a spouse, Christopher Buckley offers consolation, wit, and warmth to those coping with the death of a parent, while telling a unique personal story of life with legends.
發表於2024-07-02
Losing Mum and Pup 2024 pdf epub mobi 電子書 下載
"Grandfather dies, father dies, you're next..." the words touch you in a way you never really knew before... It's bloody, nasty, and inevitable truth... “死亡”並不是什麼新鮮話題,也許想到自己有天會死也並不是那麼可怕的事情,因為我們的死亡對我們自己並不是...
評分"Grandfather dies, father dies, you're next..." the words touch you in a way you never really knew before... It's bloody, nasty, and inevitable truth... “死亡”並不是什麼新鮮話題,也許想到自己有天會死也並不是那麼可怕的事情,因為我們的死亡對我們自己並不是...
評分"Grandfather dies, father dies, you're next..." the words touch you in a way you never really knew before... It's bloody, nasty, and inevitable truth... “死亡”並不是什麼新鮮話題,也許想到自己有天會死也並不是那麼可怕的事情,因為我們的死亡對我們自己並不是...
評分"Grandfather dies, father dies, you're next..." the words touch you in a way you never really knew before... It's bloody, nasty, and inevitable truth... “死亡”並不是什麼新鮮話題,也許想到自己有天會死也並不是那麼可怕的事情,因為我們的死亡對我們自己並不是...
評分"Grandfather dies, father dies, you're next..." the words touch you in a way you never really knew before... It's bloody, nasty, and inevitable truth... “死亡”並不是什麼新鮮話題,也許想到自己有天會死也並不是那麼可怕的事情,因為我們的死亡對我們自己並不是...
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Charmingly written, but there's something off-putting about the William Buckley, and the slightly insecure bragging within the book.
評分Charmingly written, but there's something off-putting about the William Buckley, and the slightly insecure bragging within the book.
評分Charmingly written, but there's something off-putting about the William Buckley, and the slightly insecure bragging within the book.
評分Charmingly written, but there's something off-putting about the William Buckley, and the slightly insecure bragging within the book.
評分Charmingly written, but there's something off-putting about the William Buckley, and the slightly insecure bragging within the book.
Losing Mum and Pup 2024 pdf epub mobi 電子書 下載