{"product_id":"the-end-of-eve-paperback","title":"The End of Eve - 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\u003eAriel Gore\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn honest and \"darkly humorous mother-daughter memoir\" (\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e) about the author's experience as the reluctant caregiver for her volatile, terminally ill mother, Eve\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt age 39, Ariel Gore has everything she's always wanted: a successful writing career, a long-term partnership, a beautiful if tiny home, a daughter in college and a son in preschool. But life's happy endings don't always last. If it's not one thing, after all, it's your mother. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eKnock knock.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHer name is Eve. Her epic temper tantrums have already gotten her banned from three cab companies in Portland. And she's here to announce that she's dying. \"Pitifully, Ariel,\" she sighs, \"you're all I have.\" Ariel doesn't want to take care of her crazy dying mother, but she knows she will. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eIt's the right thing to do, isn't it?\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd, anyway, \u003ci\u003eHow long could it go on?\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Don't worry,\" Eve says. \"If I'm ever a burden, I'll just blow my brains out.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAriel's partner, Sol, agrees to come along, too, but on the condition that they all move into a bigger house . . . in New Mexico. So Ariel packs up her home and family and moves more than a thousand miles away from their work and community to become her mother's reluctant caregiver. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDarkly humorous and intimately human, \u003ci\u003eThe End of Eve\u003c\/i\u003e reads like \u003ci\u003eTerms of Endearment\u003c\/i\u003e meets \u003ci\u003eWhatever Happened to Baby Jane?\u003c\/i\u003e Amidst the chaos of clowns and hospice workers, pie and too much whiskey, Ariel's own ten-year relationship begins to unravel, forcing her to reconsider the meaning of family and everything she's ever been taught to call \"love.\"\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAriel Gore is the author of the best-selling \u003ci\u003eHip Mama Survival Guide\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003e How to Become A Famous Writer\u003c\/i\u003e as well as the publisher of \u003ci\u003eHip Mama Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, which will relaunch at the same time as the publication of her memoir, \u003ci\u003eThe End of Eve\u003c\/i\u003e, on March 1, 2014. Both in print and on the website \u003ci\u003eHip Mama Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e will support and promote this memoir. In any given year, almost 30% of the U.S. population will be caring for an ill, disabled, or aging friend or family member, so \u003ci\u003eThe End of Eve\u003c\/i\u003e speaks to the baby boomer audience sandwiched between taking care of both their children and their parents. In addition, Ariel's story includes her break-up with her long time girlfriend and will appeal to the LGBT and the women's memoir audience.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eARIEL GORE\u003c\/b\u003e is the publisher of \u003ci\u003eHip Mama Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e. Her books include \u003ci\u003eBluebird: Women and the New Psychology of Happiness\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eHow to Become a Famous Writer Before You're Dead\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Traveling Death and Resurrection Show\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eAtlas of the Human Heart\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eThe Hip Mama's Survival Guide\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Santa Fe, NM.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.9 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 11, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e New Mexico-Arizona Book Awards (2014)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lambda Literary Awards (2015)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Triangle Awards (2015)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53521535598899,"sku":"9780986000799","price":23.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/3FfG0PjxPI9780986000799.webp?v=1781953930","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/the-end-of-eve-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}