<![CDATA[Losing Mum and Pup: A Memoir]]>

false <![CDATA[Losing Mum and Pup: A Memoir]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255859609m/6218315.jpg 6218315 4 “I had more or less resolved not to write a book about my parents. But I’m a writer, and when the universe hands you material like this, not writing about it amounts either to waste or a conscious act of evasion.” So begins award-winning satirist Christopher Buckley in the most personal and transcendent work of his life, the tragicomic true story of the year in which both of his parents died. In twelve months between 2007 and 2008, Buckley coped with the passing of his father, William F. Buckley, the father of the modern conservative movement, and his mother, Patricia Taylor Buckley, one of New York’s most glamorous and colorful socialites. He was their only child and their relationship was close and complicated. Writes Buckley: “They were not — with respect to every other set of loving, wonderful parents in the world — your typical mom and dad.” As Buckley tells the story of their final year together, he takes readers on a surprisingly entertaining tour through hospitals, funeral homes, and memorial services, capturing the heartbreaking and disorienting feeling of becoming a fifty-five-year-old orphan. Buckley maintains his sense of humor by recalling the words of Oscar Wilde: “To lose one parent may be regarded as a misfortune. To lose both looks like carelessness.” Christopher Buckley offers consolation, wit, and warmth to those coping with the death of a parent, while telling a unique personal story of life with legends. 6398977 6 5 2009 Losing Mum and Pup: A Memoir total:407|5:90|4:185|3:106|2:22|1:4| 407 1556 669 187 4 2 false false Thu Jun 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 06 11:14:56 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 06 11:15:23 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 1 false false Sat Sep 12 13:30:13 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 12 13:30:03 -0700 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Wed Sep 09 11:01:57 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 09 11:03:06 -0700 2009
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I couldn’t describe this book better than the publisher’s note so I include it. I was, however, moved by the book and laughed much more than I would have expec...more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Jul 24 08:01:15 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 24 08:38:26 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Tue Jul 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 07 10:39:13 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 07 10:53:58 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 1 false false Sun Jun 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 28 10:00:22 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 28 10:01:08 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 2 false false Sat Jun 06 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 14 06:27:23 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 14 07:54:12 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Sat May 30 09:41:46 -0700 2009 Sat May 30 09:43:52 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Fri May 29 08:21:40 -0700 2009 Fri May 29 08:21:40 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu May 14 12:37:48 -0700 2009 Thu May 14 13:10:55 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Jul 12 18:18:40 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 12 18:25:02 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 29 05:08:45 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 01 17:38:30 -0700 2009
His writing is funny and touching...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Nov 08 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 04 08:05:17 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 08 19:52:06 -0800 2009 I jokingl...more...]]> 4 1 false false Tue Jun 16 14:10:30 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 16 14:26:44 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Sep 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 01 19:40:01 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 01 19:40:01 -0700 2009
I was not a fan of William Buckley, however I heard an interview with
Christopher Buckley on NPR and he and the book sounded interesting.
Other than doing a good bit of name dropping, the author did not
over glorify his parents. Neither did he vilify them. It was,I
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