{"product_id":"lies-my-mother-never-told-me-paperback","title":"Lies My Mother Never Told Me - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKaylie Jones\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn her riveting memoir \u003cem\u003eLies My Mother Never Told Me, \u003c\/em\u003eKaylie Jones--the daughter of author James Jones (\u003cem\u003eFrom Here to Eternity\u003c\/em\u003e) and an acclaimed author in her own right (\u003cem\u003eA Soldier's Daughter Never Cries; Celeste Ascending; As Soon As It Rains\u003c\/em\u003e)--tells the poignant story of her relationship with her famous father and her alcoholic mother, and of her own struggles with the disease. A true story of privilege, loss, self-discovery, and redemption, \u003cem\u003eLies My Mother Never Told Me \u003c\/em\u003eis Jones's unforgettable account of a not-quite-fairy-tale childhood and adulthood defined by two constants: literature and alcohol.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHer mother, Gloria, was a brainy knockout whose fierce wit could shock an audience into hilarity or silence. Her father was James Jones, the award-winning author of \u003cem\u003eFrom Here to Eternity\u003c\/em\u003e and other acclaimed novels of World War II . Kaylie Jones grew up amid such family friends as William Styron, Irwin Shaw, James Baldwin, and Willie Morris, and socialized with the likes of Truman Capote, Norman Mailer, and Kurt Vonnegut. When her father died from heart failure complicated by years of drinking, sixteen-year-old Kaylie was broken and lost, which in turn left her powerless to withstand her mother's withering barbs and shattering criticism, or to halt Gloria's further descent into the bottle--or that of her own. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLies My Mother Never Told Me\u003c\/em\u003e is a beautifully written tale of personal evolution, family secrets, second chances, and one determined woman's journey to find her own voice.\u003c\/p\u003e--Colum McCann, author of Let the Great World Spin\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHer mother, Gloria, was a brainy knockout whose fierce wit could shock an audience into hilarity or silence. Her father was James Jones, the award-winning author of \u003cem\u003eFrom Here to Eternity\u003c\/em\u003e and other acclaimed novels of World War II . Kaylie Jones grew up amid such family friends as William Styron, Irwin Shaw, James Baldwin, and Willie Morris, and socialized with the likes of Truman Capote, Norman Mailer, and Kurt Vonnegut. When her father died from heart failure complicated by years of drinking, sixteen-year-old Kaylie was broken and lost, which in turn left her powerless to withstand her mother's withering barbs and shattering criticism, or to halt Gloria's further descent into the bottle--or that of her own. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLies My Mother Never Told Me\u003c\/em\u003e is a beautifully written tale of personal evolution, family secrets, second chances, and one determined woman's journey to find her own voice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 7.9 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 17, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44441153798246,"sku":"9780061778711","price":24.67,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/ZEZiUGNQZDgrbWdpT1hCRWxmVmY5QT09.webp?v=1770547844","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/lies-my-mother-never-told-me-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}