{"product_id":"the-things-between-us-a-memoir-9781416543107","title":"The Things Between Us: A Memoir","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe Montgomerys are among the last of a dying breed -- New England WASPs who effortlessly combine repression, flamboyant eccentricity, and alcoholism.\u003c\/b\u003e Fragmented by drink and dysfunction, the family has not assembled in more than a decade. But when Big Dad, the patriarch, is diagnosed with stomach cancer, the siblings return to their childhood home, Four Corner Farm, to help their parents navigate the specialists, treatment options, pain management, and, most difficult of all, their own anguish. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Big Dad has always moved carefully through life, taking responsibility for the farm, the cars, the house, and his wife. The irrepressible Mumzy, now in her late seventies, drinks her first gin each day at 8:45 a.m. and spends her time singing jazz standards and reliving the glory days when she rescued horses from the now defunct hunt club. Prickly and proud, the two have always tried to keep their chins up, but Big Dad's cancer rattles their formidable denial. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Montgomery's stunning memoir vividly evokes the often unspoken bonds between family members -- bonds made of memory, love, and disappointment. Heartbreaking, lyrical, and frequently hilarious, \u003ci\u003eThe Things Between Us\u003c\/i\u003e hums with a sense of wonder as the author discovers anew the most familiar people in her life, herself among them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lee Montgomery\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Free Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/10\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.53lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.38h x 5.54w x 0.65d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781416543107\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMontgomery, Lee:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eLee Montgomery\u003c\/b\u003e is the editorial director of Tin House Books and executive editor of \u003ci\u003eTin House\u003c\/i\u003e, a literary magazine. Her work has appeared in numerous publications, including \u003ci\u003eStory Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBlack Clock\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDenver Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Iowa Review\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Portland, Oregon.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Free Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44409868419187,"sku":"9781416543107","price":17.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_3a836877-7162-4386-8f66-19f1e89a3e48.jpg?v=1771938906","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/the-things-between-us-a-memoir-9781416543107","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}