{"product_id":"holding-a-memoir-about-mothers-drugs-and-other-comforts-paperback","title":"Holding: A Memoir about Mothers, Drugs, and Other Comforts - 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\u003eKarleigh Frisbie Brogan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA stunning debut memoir about addiction, self-discovery, and the relationships between mothers and daughters, from an exciting new literary talent \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBrogan \"[spins] the world's harshest truths into golden, beautiful sentences\" reminiscent of the powerful writing in \u003ci\u003eWild\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eIn the Dream House \u003c\/i\u003e(Chelsea Bieker, author of \u003ci\u003eMadwoman\u003c\/i\u003e) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFeaturing electric, immersive prose and universal insights about human relationships--especially between adult daughters and mothers--this unflinching and deeply moving excavation of her own history and addiction recovery is equally revealing about the American experience in our time. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt age 20, Karleigh Brogan and her boyfriend, Dale, moved into his parents' home. The young couple hid their heroin addiction and promised they would only be there temporarily. What started as a two-week stopgap became two years of habitation. Karleigh and Dale's mother, Glorianne, developed a complex relationship that was both toxic and tender. Glorianne became a stand-in for Karleigh's mother, whose affection and trust Karleigh had always longed for. Simultaneously, Glorianne, an adoptee, searched for the birth mother she never knew. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eHolding\u003c\/i\u003e, Karleigh Brogan brings the reader into her life before, during, and after her time with Dale and his parents, following the road that led from her endless lies to her family and herself, along the long, crooked, path to breaking the chains of her addiction so she could dream again of achieving the life--and the relationship with her own mother--she longed for.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginally from Northern California, where the events of her debut memoir HOLDING mostly take place, \u003cb\u003eKarleigh Frisbie Brogan\u003c\/b\u003e's work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic, The Washington Post, The Huffington Post, Vol. 1 Brooklyn, \u003c\/i\u003e and more. She is a 2024 Oregon Literary Fellow and a 2022 Rona Jaffe Scholar. She holds an MFA from Portland State University. She is also a grocer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 26, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51987430179117,"sku":"9781586424121","price":20.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/SqmP6B_Gl29781586424121.webp?v=1776178658","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/holding-a-memoir-about-mothers-drugs-and-other-comforts-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}