{"product_id":"9781553658344","title":"Who Killed Mom?: A Delinquent Son's Meditation on Family, Mortality, and Very Tacky Candles","description":"Memoir, biography, and outrageous comedy make for a perfect blend in the debut book from acclaimed writer \u003cb\u003eSteve Burgess\u003c\/b\u003e. Telling the tale of his mother's life and death, and along the way laying bare his own life and struggles, Burgess renders a memorable and deeply moving meditation on life and family.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe author's mother, Joan, barely survived her thirteenth birthday: a rare disorder had made it almost impossible for her to swallow food. Her battle to survive this illness was the first in a lifelong sequence of courageous confrontations with her upbringing. As she raised her five children, Joan revealed herself to be a strong and remarkably complex woman. This is her story, but it's also the story of her husband, a charming United Church minister, and their children-including the alarmingly delinquent Steve, who spent much of his adolescence and beyond dropping acid, drinking to excess, and getting in trouble with the law. Which leads him to wonder: was he responsible for his mother's ills and perhaps even her death?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhether he's relating how an ice cream product saved him from a gruesome death on the Trans-Canada, or sizing up the rebranding efforts of a woeful Manitoba motel, or depicting daily life","brand":"Greystone Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47178143531248,"sku":"9781553658344","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781553658344_p0.jpg?v=1763752051","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781553658344","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}