{"product_id":"losing-mum-and-pup-a-memoir-9780446540957","title":"Losing Mum and Pup: A Memoir","description":"\u003ch2\u003eAbout Losing Mum and Pup: A Memoir\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\nIn twelve months between 2007 and 2008, Christopher 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.\"\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs 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 55-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.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eJust as Calvin Trillin and Joan Didion gave readers solace and insight into the experience of losing a spouse, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhy Readers Love This Memoir\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis memoir stands out for its honest portrayal of grief mixed with humor. Buckley's narrative style transforms what could be an overwhelmingly sad story into a touching tribute that provides comfort to anyone who has experienced parental loss. The book offers both emotional depth and literary craftsmanship, making it essential reading for those navigating bereavement or interested in family dynamics within prominent American families.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders seeking grief support literature will find this memoir particularly valuable, as it addresses the unique experience of adult children losing their parents while maintaining the dignity and complexity of those relationships. The book resonates with anyone who has served as a caregiver during a parent's final days or struggled with the administrative and emotional challenges that follow.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChristopher Buckley\u003c\/b\u003e was born in New York City in 1952. He was educated at Portsmouth Abbey, worked on a Norwegian tramp freighter and graduated cum laude from Yale. At age 24 he was managing editor of Esquire magazine; at 29, chief speechwriter to the Vice President of the United States, George H.W. Bush. He was the founding editor of \u003ci\u003eForbes FYI\u003c\/i\u003e magazine (now \u003ci\u003eForbesLife\u003c\/i\u003e), where he is now editor-at-large.\n\n\u003cp\u003eHe is the author of fifteen books, which have translated into sixteen languages. They include: \u003ci\u003eSteaming To Bamboola, The White House Mess, Wet Work, God Is My Broker, Little Green Men, No Way To Treat a First Lady, Florence of Arabia, Boomsday, Supreme Courtship, Losing Mum And Pup: A Memoir\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThank You For Smoking\u003c\/i\u003e, which was made into a movie in 2005. Most have been named \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Books of the Year.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHe has written for the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker, Atlantic Monthly, Time, Newsweek, Vanity Fair, National Geographic, New York Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eWashington Monthly, Forbes, Esquire, Vogue, Daily Beast\u003c\/i\u003e, and other publications.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHe received the Washington Irving Prize for Literary Excellence and the Thurber Prize for American Humor. He lives in Connecticut.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Twelve","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50680609997074,"sku":"9780446540957","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_cff0f241-183a-4344-8742-1541bb5f09bc.jpg?v=1734923140","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/losing-mum-and-pup-a-memoir-9780446540957","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}