· "Bettyville," a memoir by George Hodgman about returning to Paris, Mo., to care for his mother, appears to be slated for a TV series. Book Blog Author gives back honorarium to Author: Jane Henderson. Bettyville is a memoir by American author George Hodgman. The memoir relates George’s experiences growing old as an author, contrasting his well-known and seemingly shameless public persona and writings with his private struggles with his mother and her intolerance of his homosexuality. George wrote the memoir while caring for his mother, Betty Hodgman, as she neared death. · George Hodgman was an editor at Vanity Fair magazine and at publishing houses. When he became unemployed in , he left New York City to go to his mother's house in Missouri to help care for her. He thought it was going to be a temporary move, but he stayed with her for four years. He wrote a memoir, Bettyville, about the experience/5.
George Hodgman, whose memoir, "Bettyville," conveyed with wit and emotion his experience caring for his ailing mother in Paris, Missouri, died Saturday. He was The author was found in his. Bettyville.: George Hodgman. Penguin, - Biography Autobiography - pages. 18 Reviews. NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER. FINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD. "A beautifully crafted memoir, rich with humor and wisdom." —Will Schwalbe, author of The End of Your Life Book Club. "The idea of a cultured gay man. George Hodgman, a well-regarded book and magazine editor who had his own moment as a literary cause célèbre in when he published "Bettyville," a memoir about caring for his aging mother.
Review: 'Bettyville,' by George Hodgman NONFICTION: In this memoir, a son gets more than he bargained for when he returns to his small Missouri hometown to take care of his mother. George Hodgman is stunningly clear-eyed and yet so darned big-hearted. Bettyville is just wonderful.” —Jeannette Walls, author of The Glass Castle “The idea of a cultured gay man leaving New York City to care for his aging mother in Paris, Missouri, is already funny, and George Hodgman reaps that humor with great charm. George Hodgman is stunningly clear-eyed and yet so darned big-hearted." - Jeannette Walls, author of The Glass Castle "Bettyville is a beautifully crafted memoir, rich with humor and wisdom. George Hodgman has created an unforgettable book about mothers and sons, and about the challenges that come with growing older and growing up.".
0コメント