{"product_id":"the-night-garden-of-my-mother-paperback","title":"The Night Garden: Of My Mother - 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\u003eSandra Tyler\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Tyler's ability to dissect the parent-child relationship is unmatched.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e- Titan GOLD AWARD\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Night Garden: Of My Mother is an honest, beautifully written exploration of the intricate bonds between mothers and daughters.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSandra Tyler, the acclaimed author of Blue Glass, a\u003cstrong\u003e New York Times Notable Book of The Year, \u003c\/strong\u003e mines what it means to be divided between these roles, with empathy and affectionate comedy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen her 86-year-old mother falls and breaks her hip, Sandra Tyler is 42, with a nursing infant and precocious toddler.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter this fall, Tyler's mother insists on hiring her own caregivers-a motley patchwork of lost souls, including the too-friendly who think Scrabble is a good idea. But when she has a near-fatal fall, it is the author who hires a live-in aide, Chandice, who moves into her mother's house as if it were her own, with her KitchenAid mixer and apple-and-kale concoctions. Where should Tyler's allegiance lie? At what cost to their relationship should she no longer defer to her mother's steadfast guidance?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs her mother's dementia worsens, Chandice warns the author about other daughters \"gone crazy\" watching their mothers become unrecognizable. After her mother's death, the author is admitted to a psychiatric ward, where she sleeps the \"sleep of the dying,\" as her mother slept in her final weeks. But in the timelessness of this ward, she can wonder: what exactly had always been at the core of their bond?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn breathtaking prose, The Night Garden candidly explores what it means for a daughter to have her focus fractured by conflicting responsibilities while still seeking, above all else, her mother's approval, protection and love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.65 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 09, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47506295816370,"sku":"9781953136763","price":27.36,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/v72SeQwg2g9781953136763.webp?v=1779550246","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/the-night-garden-of-my-mother-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}