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A gripping memoir about mothers and daughters, husbands and wives, loss and healing, and what it means to finally accept your past and become an adult. Despite being raised in the shadow of fame, Molly's story is both uniquely specific and utterly, exquisitely relatable. -- Lori Gottlieb, author of <i>Maybe You Should Talk to Someone</i> By turns hilarious and heartbreaking. -- <i>Oprah Daily</i>, The most anticipated books of 2025 Mesmerizing, intimate, wise, unputdownable, crazily honest, heartbreaking, funny, illuminating – Beautiful and painful at the same time, just like real life. -- Anne Lamott, author of <i>Bird by Bird</i> A riveting reckoning on the challenging ties many have to their parents . . . Both heartbreaking and humorous. * New York Observer * Conveys the mess, terror, loneliness and glory of familial love, in all its riveting complexity. -- Claire Messud, author of <i>This Strange Eventful History </i> A staggering self portrait . . . Stunning. * Publishers Weekly * The best book Jong-Fast could have written about the worst year of her life. * Kirkus *

A gripping memoir about mothers and daughters, husbands and wives, loss and healing, and what it means to finally accept your past and become an adult. Despite being raised in the shadow of fame, Molly's story is both uniquely specific and utterly, exquisitely relatable. -- Lori Gottlieb, author of <i>Maybe You Should Talk to Someone<i> Mesmerizing, intimate, wise, unputdownable, crazily honest, heartbreaking, funny, illuminating – Beautiful and painful at the same time, just like real life. -- Anne Lamott, author of <i>Bird by Bird<i> Conveys the mess, terror, loneliness and glory of familial love, in all its riveting complexity. -- Claire Messud, author of <i>This Strange Eventful History </i>

A gripping memoir about mothers and daughters, husbands and wives, loss and healing, and what it means to finally accept your past and become an adult. Despite being raised in the shadow of fame, Molly's story is both uniquely specific and utterly, exquisitely relatable. -- Lori Gottlieb, author of <i>Maybe You Should Talk to Someone</i> By turns hilarious and heartbreaking. -- <i>Oprah Daily</i>, The most anticipated books of 2025 Mesmerizing, intimate, wise, unputdownable, crazily honest, heartbreaking, funny, illuminating – Beautiful and painful at the same time, just like real life. -- Anne Lamott, author of <i>Bird by Bird</i> An unflinching reflection on the relationship between mothers and daughters. * The New York Times * A riveting reckoning on the challenging ties many have to their parents . . . Both heartbreaking and humorous. * New York Observer * Conveys the mess, terror, loneliness and glory of familial love, in all its riveting complexity. -- Claire Messud, author of <i>This Strange Eventful History </i> A staggering self portrait . . . Stunning. * Publishers Weekly * The best book Jong-Fast could have written about the worst year of her life. * Kirkus *

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Molly Jong-Fast is the author of three books, a special correspondent for Vanity Fair, a political analyst for MSNBC News and host of the Fast Politics podcast. She lives in Manhattan. How to Lose Your Mother is her fifth book.

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