{"product_id":"executrix-paperback","title":"Executrix - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBrittany Perham\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eCheryl Strayed\u003c\/b\u003e (Selected by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eExecutrix \u003c\/i\u003ebegins with a mystery: Why would the author's father, from whom she had been estranged for more than a decade, change his will in the weeks before his death to make her the executor of his estate? \u003ci\u003eExecutrix \u003c\/i\u003echarts the process of sorting out the business of this indebted estate using the language of real estate foreclosure, income tax audits, and medical records. The executor transforms the disjointed details of a life into a tidy financial narrative that meets the demands of claimants; the writer transforms the disjointed details of a life into a story that meets the demands of memory. Through this twin accounting, Perham asks the big questions: What are the implications of being the child of an alcoholic? How do we reconcile memories that are fragmented, elided, or nonexistent? And what does it mean to write true \"nonfiction\"? With surprising humor, real tenderness, and, above all, a daring formal inventiveness, \u003ci\u003eExecutrix \u003c\/i\u003elaunches a critical investigation into family stories and secrets, and the genre of memoir itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBRITTANY PERHAM\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of \u003ci\u003eDouble Portrait\u003c\/i\u003e, which received the Barnard Women Poets Prize; \u003ci\u003eThe Curiosities\u003c\/i\u003e; and, with Kim Addonizio, the collaborative word\/art project \u003ci\u003eThe Night Could Go in Either Direction\u003c\/i\u003e. Her poetry, fiction, and nonfiction appear in \u003ci\u003ePoetry\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePrairie Schooner\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGulf Coast\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePoetry Society of America\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe San Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e, and elsewhere. Perham's work has received support from the Civitella Ranieri Foundation, the Hemingway House, the James Merrill House Foundation, Vermont Studio Center, the Wallace Stegner Fellowship Program, and Yaddo. She lives in San Francisco.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 232\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.69 x 8.49 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 15, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56434448400689,"sku":"9780820377780","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1004\/9532\/7537\/files\/6xE7i014bN9780820377780.webp?v=1790157231","url":"https:\/\/mitchellofficial.com\/products\/executrix-paperback","provider":"MITCHELL","version":"1.0","type":"link"}