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Who Killed Mom?

Author: Steve Burgess

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Who Killed Mom?
by Steve Burgess. read by the author.
A Delinquent Son’s Meditation of Family, Mortality, and Very Tacky Candles

Chosen as a Globe 100 Best Book of the year in 2011!

One of Canada’s funniest writers tackles his mother’s life and death in a profound, entertaining story.

Memoir, biography, and outrageous comedy make for a perfect blend in the debut book from acclaimed writer Steve Burgess. Telling the tale of his mother’s life and death, and along the way laying bare his own struggles, Burgess delivers a moving meditation on life and family.

“One of my favourite books ever” – “Heartbreakingly Hilarious”
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The author’s mother, Joan, barely survived her thirteenth birthday: a rare disorder had made it almost impossible for her to swallow food. Her battle to survive this illness was the first in a lifelong struggle with the demons of her upbringing. As she raised her five children, of whom the author is the youngest, Joan revealed herself to be a strong and remarkably complex woman. This is the story of her family: Joan herself, her husband—a charming United Church minister—and their children, including the alarmingly delinquent Steve.

Who Killed Mom? brims with uproarious anecdotes and one-liners. Whether he’s relating how an ice cream product saved him from a gruesome death on the Trans-Canada, sizing up the rebranding efforts of a woeful Manitoba motel, or depicting daily life in a retirement community, Burgess infuses his tales with plenty of laughs. But beneath the book’s hilarity is a penetrating examination of eternal themes: family, mortality, fate, and the enduring value of love.

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Narrators

Steve Burgess

Length

8 Hrs 8 Min

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978-1-927401-41-5