I thought this was a very well-done book. Is it a nuts & bolts look at the whys and hows of hoarding? No. A book with answers, a treatment guide, a self help manual for children of hoarders? No. It is, as advertised, a deeply personal memoir of the child of a troubled woman. A hoarder, mentally ...
I tell myself these things to keep from worrying about her. Not that they work. My first full day back in New York I’m only half-present as I clean our apartment, take the dog for walks, teach my class, and make dinner. The other half of my mind is on my mother. Except for the sliver absorbed in ...