When I Married My Mother · A Daughter's Search for What Really Matters - and How She Found It Caring for Mama Jo
- Authors
- Maeder, Jo
- Publisher
- Vivant Press
- Tags
- z100 , home ownership , alzheimers , hoarding , bible belt , jo maeder , biography , dolls , eastern star , dementia , memoir , pest management , eldercare , female dj , drag queens , mother-daughter , family crisis , “rock and roll madame” , new york
- ISBN
- 9780985548209
- Date
- 2012-05-01T00:00:00+00:00
- Size
- 1.67 MB
- Lang
- en
An irreverent New York City DJ braces for disaster when she moves to the Bible Belt to care for her estranged, doll-obsessed, hoarder mother. What unfolds in this best-selling memoir is a hilarious, heartbreaking love story that sees eldercare and making peace with the past in a most unexpected way. Bonus material includes an author QA, Mama Jo's Favorite Cookie award-winning recipe, caregiving tips, discussion questions, and links to the trailer and short film "The Doll Dilemma" by Jacob Rosdail. Suitable for age 15+