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ALL GONE (SIGNED, DATED & BOSTON): A Memoir of My Mother's Dementia. With Refreshments
by Witchel, Alex
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- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- New/New
- ISBN 10
- 159448791X
- ISBN 13
- 9781594487910
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Monkton, Maryland, United States
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HARDCOVER. SIGNED in Person at the Book Signing Event. ALL GONE: A MEMOIR of My Mother's Dementia. With Refreshments by ALEX WITCHEL. Hand Signed, Dated (October 27, 2012), and "Boston" written by Alex Witchel directly to the full title page. Brand New, First U.S Edition, First U.S Printing Hardcover with beautiful Dust Jacket. NOT Remaindered, NOT Inscribed, NOT Ex-library, NOT Book Club Edition, NOT Price clipped. Opened only to Sign. The book has no flaws. Unusual to find a signed copy in this condition! Not signed on a tipped-in page or a bookplate as many copies of her books are. All Gone: A Memoir of My Mother's Dementia, With Refreshments by Alex Witchel. The author of Girls Only, Me Times Three, and The Spare Wife. Witchel is a staff writer for The New York Times Magazine and originated the "Feed Me" column for the Times Dining section. She has contributed to New York, Vogue, Elle, and Ladies' Home Journal, among other publications. First Edition, First Printing, Hand SIGNED, dated October 27, 2012, and "Boston" written on the full title page. No inscription; full Signature with "BOSTON" and "October 27, 2012" only. Publication date: September 27, 2012. ALWAYS wrapped securely for added protection. If you have any questions, please ask. ISBN: 978-1594-4879-10. BS000926.
Synopsis
A daughter’s longing love letter to a mother who has slipped beyond reach Just past seventy, Alex Witchel’s smart, adoring, ultracapable mother began to exhibit undeniable signs of dementia. Her smart, adoring, ultracapable daughter reacted as she’d been raised: If something was broken, they would fix it. But as medical reality undid that hope, and her mother continued the torturous process of disappearing in plain sight, Witchel retreated to the kitchen, trying to reclaim her mother at the stove by cooking the comforting foods of her childhood: “Is there any contract tighter than a family recipe?” Reproducing the perfect meat loaf was no panacea, but it helped Witchel come to terms with her predicament, the growing phenomenon of “ambiguous loss ”— loss of a beloved one who lives on. Gradually she developed a deeper appreciation for all the ways the parent she was losing lived on in her, starting with the daily commandment “Tell me everything that happened today” that started a future reporter and writer on her way. And she was inspired to turn her experience into this frank, bittersweet, and surprisingly funny account that offers true balm for an increasingly familiar form of heartbreak.
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- Bookseller
- Charm City Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- BS000926
- Title
- ALL GONE (SIGNED, DATED & BOSTON)
- Author
- Witchel, Alex
- Format/Binding
- HARDCOVER w/ Dust Jacket
- Book Condition
- New New
- Jacket Condition
- New
- Quantity Available
- 3
- Edition
- FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 159448791X
- ISBN 13
- 9781594487910
- Publisher
- Riverhead Books; First Edition edition (September 27, 2012)
- Place of Publication
- UNITED STATES
- Date Published
- Sep 27, 2012
- Pages
- 224
- Size
- 6 x 1 x 8.75 inches
- Keywords
- aging medical conditions, dementia, biographies & memoirs, literary, aging, family issues,
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- SIGNED BOOKS;
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Charm City Books
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Monkton, Maryland
About Charm City Books
I sell mostly Modern First Editions. Most of my inventory is Hand Signed First Edition/First Printing Hardcovers. I also carry a collection of Brand New & Like New, Signed and Unsigned Franklin Library & Easton Press Books. I will accept offers on any book I have. If your offer is accepted, you are committed to buy. I will then reduce the price of the item ON THIS SITE so you can purchase the item or book on this site using their check-out...
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