{"product_id":"2940170126255","title":"How to Forget: A Daughter's Memoir","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this profoundly honest and examined memoir about returning to Iowa to care for her ailing parents, the star of \u003ci\u003eOrange Is the New Black\u003c\/i\u003e and best-selling author of \u003ci\u003eBorn with Teeth\u003c\/i\u003e takes us on an unexpected journey of loss, betrayal, and the transcendent nature of a daughter¿s love for her parents.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey say you can¿t go home again. But when her father is diagnosed with aggressive lung cancer and her mother with atypical Alzheimer¿s, New York-based actress Kate Mulgrew returns to her hometown in Iowa to spend time with her parents and care for them in the time they have left.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe months Kate spends with her parents in Dubuque amp;mdash; by turns turbulent, tragic, and joyful amp;mdash; lead her to reflect on each of their lives and how they shaped her own. Those ruminations are transformed when, in the wake of their deaths, Kate uncovers long-kept secrets that challenge her understanding of the unconventional Irish Catholic household in which she was raised.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBreathtaking and powerful, laced with the author¿s irreverent wit, \u003ci\u003eHow to Forget\u003c\/i\u003e is a considered portrait of a mother and a father, an emotionally powerful memoir that demonstrates how love fuses children and parents, and an honest examination of family, memory, and indelible loss.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47099888926960,"sku":"2940170126255","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940170126255_p0.jpg?v=1763702639","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940170126255","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}