{"product_id":"love-will-save-us-right-a-memoir-paperback","title":"Love Will Save Us, Right?: A Memoir - 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\u003eSuzette Partido\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003etender, \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003efunny, stunningly candid memoir about the joys and challenges of\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e parenting a\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e neurodivergent\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e young adult\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e that reads like a heady concoction of Dorothy Allison, Anne Lamott, Alison Bechdel and David Sedaris.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This book sparkles with life, humor and infinite chutzpah.\"--\u003cstrong\u003eMichelle Tea, author of \u003cem\u003eValencia\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Suzette Partido has written the handbook we've been waiting for. \u003cem\u003eLove Will Save Us, Right?\u003c\/em\u003e is a knockout memoir . . . Essential reading for anyone trying to make sense of America's broken promises while finding beauty in all the broken places. A stunning debut from an exciting new voice in American literature.\"--\u003cstrong\u003eAriel Gore, author of \u003cem\u003eRehearsals for Dying: Digressions on Love and Cancer\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Suzette Partido's family receives a shut-off notice due to an unpaid water bill, the timing couldn't be worse. She's just left her job to take over round-the-clock caregiving for her neurodivergent child.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnce she finds the money to pay off the bill, Suzette sits down and begins to write about her life, one that centers around mental health struggles, special needs parenting, and \"the infallible exhaustion of queer love.\" That essay grew into this groundbreaking memoir, destined to become a modern classic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn an irreverent, time-traveling coming-of-age story about family, love, and resilience, Partido strikes a balance between two perspectives -- motherly and subversive. She engages her readers in an easy intimacy, bringing them along with her on the relentless pursuit of safe harbor for her family while navigating a revolving door of struggle, exasperation, kindness, community, and laugh-out-loud naughtiness, wrapped in a promise of unyielding love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSuzette Partido\u003c\/strong\u003e has worked as a community developer and non-profit organizer for three decades. She trained as an AIDS chaplain, street outreach worker, substance abuse counselor, reproductive health educator, volunteer coordinator, and public speaker. She served a large urban liberal congregation for more than thirteen years and, before retiring, managed an HHSA community liaison for children's public behavioral health and served as the Director of Education for a local affiliate of the National Alliance on Mental Illness. She lives with her neurodivergent young adult son and her wife inside a ten-by-ten canvas tent in her mother's backyard in San Diego, CA. \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8 x 5.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 28, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51984072638765,"sku":"9780872869189","price":18.55,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/SmIoK-C1oy9780872869189.webp?v=1776081757","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/love-will-save-us-right-a-memoir-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}