{"product_id":"this-is-your-mother-a-memoir-paperback","title":"This Is Your Mother: A Memoir - 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\u003eErika J. Simpson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamed a Best Memoir of 2025 (So Far) by \u003ci\u003eBookPage\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eReal Simple * \u003c\/i\u003e\"A beautiful story about an extraordinary mother's gift of love and hope.\" --Jeannette Walls, #1\u003ci\u003e New York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of\u003ci\u003e The Glass Castle \u003c\/i\u003e* \"Candid...Heartbreaking...Illuminating.\" --\u003ci\u003eOprah Daily\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom \"a writer who's absolutely going places\" (Roxane Gay), a \"bewitching...innovative\" (\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review) debut memoir about a mother-daughter relationship across cycles of poverty, separation, and illness, exploring how we forge identity in the face of imminent loss.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Erika Simpson was growing up, her mother loomed large, almost biblical in her life. A daughter of sharecroppers and middle child of ten, her origin story became a Genesis. Leaving home and a cheating husband while pursuing higher education, her path felt like an Exodus. Her rules for survival, repeated like commandments, guided Erika's own journey into adulthood. And the most important rule? Sallie Carol always preached the power of testimony--which often proved useful in talking her way out of a bind with bill collectors. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut where does a mother's story end and a daughter's begin? In this brave, illuminating memoir, Erika offers a joint recollection of their lives as they navigate the realities of destitution often left undiscussed. Her mother's uncanny ability to endure Job-like trials and manifest New Testament-style miracles made her seem invincible. But while our parents may start out as gods in our lives, through her mother's final months and fifth battle with cancer, Erika captures the moment you realize they are just people. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis gorgeously rendered story of a mother's life through her daughter's eyes weaves together a dual timeline, pulling inspiration from both scripture and pop culture as Erika moves through grief to a place of clarity where she can see who she is without her mom--and because of her.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eErika J. Simpson is a Southern girl living in Denver, Colorado, with her partner and their black cat. She holds an MFA in creative writing from the University of Kentucky and is the recipient of the 2021 MFA Award in Nonfiction. Her essay \"If You Ever Find Yourself\" was published in Roxane Gay's \u003ci\u003eThe Audacity\u003c\/i\u003e and featured in Best American Essays 2022, edited by Alexander Chee. \u003ci\u003eThis Is Your Mother\u003c\/i\u003e is her debut memoir, and she also writes fiction for the page and screen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.72 x 8.28 x 5.44 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 19, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45664460439654,"sku":"9781668024041","price":26.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/t9LWECQFmh9781668024041.webp?v=1779882618","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/this-is-your-mother-a-memoir-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}