{"product_id":"character-witness-a-memoir-paperback","title":"Character Witness: 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\u003eJason Brown\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Jason Brown's mother is arrested for stealing $38,000, he agrees to serve as a character witness for her, hoping to keep her out of prison. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Thus begins \u003ci\u003eCharacter Witness\u003c\/i\u003e, a memoir, a chronicle of a mother's struggle with mental illness, addiction, and poverty, and an inquiry into whether we can escape the legacy of the past. Brown realizes that his troubles as a young man mirrored his mother's, and as he chronicles how sexual abuse can pass down through generations--from father to daughter, and later from mother to son--he begins to look for answers about whether people can change. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Brown and his mother share a difficult history, but they also share a common sense of humor and a sense of the absurd. More than simply a recovery narrative, \u003ci\u003eCharacter Witness\u003c\/i\u003e centers the necessity of staying with loved ones even in their worst moments. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJason Brown\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor and director of the Creative Writing Program at the University of Oregon. He has published four books of short stories: \u003ci\u003eA Faithful but Melancholy Account of Several Barbarities Lately Committed\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDriving the Heart and Other Stories\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWhy the Devil Chose New England for His Work\u003c\/i\u003e (an NPR summer reading pick), and \u003ci\u003eOutermark\u003c\/i\u003e. Brown has been a Stegner Fellow and his work has appeared in the \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHarper's\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Best American Short Stories\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Best American Essays\u003c\/i\u003e and won a Pushcart Prize. \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 202\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 6 x 9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52470303981875,"sku":"9781496242631","price":30.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/vk7rj5GxbN9781496242631.webp?v=1759416839","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/character-witness-a-memoir-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}