Between Them: Remembering My Parents by Richard Ford (English) Hardcover Book

Description: Between Them by Richard Ford From American master Richard Ford, a memoir: his first work of nonfiction, a stirring narrative of memory and parental loveHow is it that we come to consider our parents as people with rich and intense lives that include but also exclude us? Richard Fords parents--Edna, a feisty, pretty Catholic-school girl with a difficult past; and Parker, a sweet-natured, soft-spoken traveling salesman--were rural Arkansans born at the turn of the twentieth century. Married in 1928, they lived "alone together" on the road, traveling throughout the South. Eventually they had one child, born late, in 1944.For Ford, the questions of what his parents dreamed of, how they loved each other and loved him become a striking portrait of American life in the mid-century. Between Them is his vivid image of where his life began and where his parents lives found their greatest satisfaction. Bringing his celebrated candor, wit, and intelligence to this most intimate and mysterious of landscapes--our parents lives--the award-winning storyteller and creator of the iconic Frank Bascombe delivers an unforgettable exploration of memory, intimacy, and love. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Back Cover From American master Richard Ford, a memoir--his first work of nonfiction, a stirring narrative of memory and parental love How is it that we come to consider our parents as people with rich and intense lives that include but also exclude us? Richard Fords parents--Edna, a feisty, pretty Catholic-school girl with a difficult past; and Parker, a sweet-natured, soft-spoken traveling salesman--were rural Arkansans born at the turn of the twentieth century. Married in 1928, they lived "alone together" on the road, traveling throughout the south. Eventually they had one child, born late, in 1944. For Ford, the questions of what his parents dreamed of, how they loved each other and loved him, become a striking portrait of American life in the mid-century. Between Them is Fords vivid image of where his life began and where his parents lives found their greatest satisfaction. Bringing his celebrated candor, wit, and intelligence to this most intimate and mysterious of landscapes--our parents lives--the award-winning storyteller and creator of the iconic Frank Bascombe delivers an unforgettable exploration of memory, intimacy, and love. Author Biography Richard Ford is the author of The Sportswriter; Independence Day, winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the PEN/Faulkner Award; The Lay of the Land; and the New York Times bestseller Canada. His short story collections include the bestseller Let Me Be Frank With You, Sorry for Your Trouble, Rock Springs and A Multitude of Sins, which contain many widely anthologized stories. He lives in New Orleans with his wife Kristina Ford. Review "Affection and insightful...deep, attentive...In this slim beauty of a memoir, [Ford] has given us--the same way he has given us many times in his fiction--a remarkable story about two unremarkable people we would have never known, but for him." -- Cheryl Strayed, New York Times Book Review"[A]n honest recording of two wonderful if ordinary parents...Ford notes how the act of writing a memoir, of having the last word, discloses his own shortcomings, then and now...It is merely how life is, the ultimate truth to which this affecting book is witness." -- Boston Globe"In this beautiful and tender memoir, Ford seems to see all of the important details. He makes his readers grateful that he shared them." -- Portland Press Herald"By any standards, this is a singular volume, as peculiarly personal as it is slim...a subtle, careful testament to devotion and a sons love for his parents." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review)"Every page of this little remembrance teems with Fords luxuriant prose, his moving and tender longing for his parents, and his affecting and intimate portrait of two people simply living life as best they can." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review)"A masterful distillation of sensuous description, psychological intricacy, social insights, and a keen sense of place. Fords reflections are bright with wit, edgy with candor, and lustrous with extraordinary poignancy and love." -- BookPage Review Quote "In this beautiful and tender memoir, Ford seems to see all of the important details. He makes his readers grateful that he shared them." Description for Library Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Ford turns to nonfiction but remains in storytelling mode as he recalls his freewheeling parents, who rather unconventionally lived out of hotels during the Depression as Fords father, Parker, traveled about the South selling laundry starch. Throughout, Ford considers how well we can really know others, even those we deeply love. With a 200,000-copy first printing. Details ISBN0062661884 Author Richard Ford Short Title BETWEEN THEM Pages 192 Language English ISBN-10 0062661884 ISBN-13 9780062661883 Format Hardcover DEWEY 813.54 Year 2017 Publication Date 2017-05-02 Subtitle Remembering My Parents UK Release Date 2017-05-02 Audience General Publisher HarperCollins Publishers Inc Imprint Collins Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States US Release Date 2017-05-02 Imprint US Ecco Publisher US HarperCollins Illustrations Illustrations We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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