{"product_id":"motherperson-paperback","title":"Motherperson - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMolly Moynahan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerfect for fans of Meg Mason, Elizabeth Strout, and Lily King, \u003ci\u003eMotherPerson\u003c\/i\u003e is an emotionally fearless, brutally funny novel about midlife reckoning, identity, and the long road back to yourself.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWarm, unflinching, and darkly funny--\u003ci\u003eMotherPerson\u003c\/i\u003e is a powerful literary novel about the cost of becoming, and the courage it takes to remain visible.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eClaire has survived everything life could throw at her--addiction, grief, ambition that didn't pan out, and love that arrived in all the wrong forms. Now, in midlife, she's done pretending. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShe wants the truth. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAbout her marriage. \u003cbr\u003eHer desires. \u003cbr\u003eHer talent. \u003cbr\u003eAnd the woman she once promised herself she'd become. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMoving between New York, London, Dallas, Chicago, and a remote artist's retreat in Taos, Claire begins to unravel the roles that have defined her--wife, mother, daughter, teacher--and confront the one she buried long ago: herself. Along the way, she falls into unexpected love, challenges the quiet ways women are taught to disappear, and rediscovers the fierce, creative voice she thought she'd lost for good. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTold in luminous, incisive prose, \u003ci\u003eMotherPerson\u003c\/i\u003e is at once intimate and expansive--a novel about reinvention, creative hunger, motherhood, and what it means to claim your life, even when it's messy, imperfect, and late in the game. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is a story for every woman who has ever asked: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhere did I go... and how do I get myself back?\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eBold, moving, and deeply human, \u003ci\u003eMotherPerson\u003c\/i\u003e is a book club-ready novel that lingers long after the final page.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMolly Moynahan is an award-winning novelist, editor, and writing coach whose work explores motherhood, identity, marriage, reinvention, and the emotional complexities of women's lives. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShe is the author of several acclaimed novels, including \u003ci\u003eStone Garden\u003c\/i\u003e, a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Book, and has received fellowships, grants, and residencies in recognition of her literary work. A former editor at Random House and Bantam Doubleday Dell, Moynahan has spent more than three decades shaping stories as a novelist, teacher, editor, and mentor to writers across publishing, academia, and the creative arts. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShe has taught fiction and literature at Rutgers University, Brooklyn College, Southern Methodist University, the University of Texas, Columbia College Chicago, DePaul University, Loyola University, and City Lit in London. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKnown for her incisive voice and unflinching portrayals of modern womanhood, Moynahan writes literary fiction that speaks directly to the hidden lives of women, mothers, artists, and seekers navigating the long road back to themselves. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShe lives and writes in northern Michigan.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 306\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.55 x 8.46 x 5.54 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 13, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67848024785203,"sku":"9798993936550","price":27.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/xB8E3BF6B49798993936550.webp?v=1793496661","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/motherperson-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}