{"product_id":"my-mother-says-by-stine-pilgaard-9781642861266","title":"My Mother Says","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe narrator's long-term girlfriend has just broken things off, forcing her to move back in with her father, a Pink Floyd-loving priest. While she desperately tries to convince her girlfriend to reconsider, the rest of the world bombards her with advice: from her childhood friend Mulle, to her kindly therapist, to her overbearing mother and card-playing father.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBumbling through the fog of disillusionment, the narrator gives herself permission to grieve, philosophise, and be generally outrageous until at last she sees a light at the end of the tunnel. \u003ci\u003eMy Mother Says\u003c\/i\u003e is a compendium of conversations between people who talk past one another in a universe of misplaced good intentions. In this whirlwind of memories, confessions, temper tantrums, and declarations of love, Pilgaard's sheer affection for her characters turns the pain of a broken heart into a heartwarming comedy of errors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Reeling from a breakup, a young Danish woman recovers her sense of self through conversations with parents, friends, and strangers. A sweet and quirky debut about heartbreak, memory, and the endless potential of language.'\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47487399330028,"sku":"9781642861266","price":34.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/981aa6bc92d1d1959f3415915eeec153.jpg?v=1775777861","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/my-mother-says-by-stine-pilgaard-9781642861266","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}