Molly Jong-Fast's How to Lose Your Mother is a candid memoir exploring the complicated relationship between a daughter and her famous mother, examining themes of family dysfunction, addiction, and the challenge of forging your own identity in a parent's shadow. Through honest reflection on love, resentment, and the messy reality of family bonds, Jong-Fast creates a narrative about what we owe our parents and what we owe ourselves.

WHY WE PICKED IT: Because Jong-Fast refuses to sanitize the truth about difficult mothers. This memoir reminds us that loving someone and being hurt by them aren't mutually exclusive, and that sometimes the hardest work is accepting our parents as flawed humans, not heroes or villains.

DETAILS: • Author: Molly Jong-Fast • Publisher: Viking • Format: Hardcover • Publication Date: June 3, 2025 • ISBN: 9780593656471 • Ships direct from distributor in 3–7 business days