How to Lose Your Mother

"How to Lose Your Mother" is a sharp, emotionally honest memoir in which Molly Jong-Fast explores the complicated love between a daughter and her famously wild, distant mother. Through moments of humor, grief, and reluctant caregiving, she examines what it means to grow up under the shadow of someone larger than life. As her mother’s decline begins, Molly is forced to confront old wounds and long-buried truths. It’s a story about letting go, showing up, and finding strength in vulnerability.