Commitment / Mona Simpson.
"The story of a family whose single mom, fighting mental illness, slowly becomes unable to raise her family, told from the perspective of each of the three children. As the novel opens, a mother drives her eldest son Walter from their home in Los Angeles to the University of California at Berkeley. It will be her last fully responsible act before breaking down completely and being committed to a mental hospital, leaving her children behind. Holding tight to his ambitions to become an architect, Walter must cope with the sudden loss of his family and all financial support. With the help of a family friend, his younger sister and brother, still at home, barely manage to escape social services and foster care, but they must fend for themselves as they try to finish school and begin searching for their own careers. We hear each of them tell their own story as they witness the slow disappearance of their beloved mother into mental illness while they struggle to achieve the life she envisioned for them and to keep the family intact."-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780593319277
- ISBN: 0593319273
- Physical Description: 401 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition: First edition
- Publisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2023.
- Copyright: ©2023
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- "This is a Borzoi book."--title page verso.
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- Subject:
- Children of mentally ill mothers > Fiction.
Nineteen seventies > Fiction.
Nineteen eighties > Fiction.
Single parents > Fiction.
Mental illness > Fiction.
Families > Fiction.
Siblings > Fiction.
Success > Fiction.
Siblings.
California > Fiction. - Genre:
- Psychological fiction.
Historical fiction.
Domestic fiction.
Novels.
Available copies
- 21 of 21 copies available at NC Cardinal.
- 1 of 1 copy available at Madison County Public Library. (Show)
Holds
- 0 current holds with 21 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mars Hill Library | FIC SIM (Text) | 30229101358793 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Bath Community Library | FIC (Text) | 38344101719027 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Black Mountain Library | F SIM (Text) | 0020660053792 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Clemmons Branch | FIC Simpson, Mona (Text) | 0112400153642 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Cleveland County Main Library | F SIMPSON (Text) | 22281500154113 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Cliffdale Library | F SIMPSON (Text) | 31781068646254 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Cumberland Headquarters | F SIMPSON (Text) | 31781068646239 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Forsyth Central | FIC Simpson, Mona (Text) | 0112400153659 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Harnett County Main Library | F Sim (Text) | 33630005306142 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Haywood County Main Library | F Simpson (Text) | 33115007703230 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
