Losing Mum and Pup: A Memoir… by Christopher Buckley.
In twelve months between 2007 and 2008, Christopher Buckley coped with the passing of his father, William F. Buckley, the father of the modern conservative movement, and his mother, Patricia Taylor Buckley, one of New York’s most glamorous and colorful socialites. He was their only child and their relationship was close and complicated. Writes Buckley: “They were not — with respect to every other set of loving, wonderful parents in the world — your typical mom and dad.”
“One of the funniest writers in the English language.” (Tom Wolfe)
“Smartly written… an improbably funny book that will hit home hard… Read it and chortle. Read it and weep.” (New York Times Janet Maslin)
“Dazzlingly written.” (National Review)
“Intense, beautifully written and often achingly personal…” (Washington Times)
“There are also many touching moments… really much more akin to Joan Didion’s The Year of Magical Thinking.” (New York Magazine)
US$15.92 Amazon. Publisher: Twelve (May 6, 2009).
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