{"product_id":"return-of-the-lost-son-memories-of-my-wayward-father-paperback-softback-9780807184691","title":"Return of the Lost Son; Memories of My Wayward Father (Paperback \/ softback) 9780807184691","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eReturn of the Lost Son\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eMemories of My Wayward Father\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eChristopher Gonzales (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780807184691\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 7 August 2025\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e150 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 0.9 cm, 0.21 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"More than a memoir, \u003ci\u003eReturn of the Lost Son\u003c\/i\u003e is an act of reparation: in sifting through the ashes and shards of his father's ruptured past, connecting with his father's past wives and his own lost siblings, and becoming a husband and father himself, Christopher Gonzales crafts his own contrasting version of family, one fused by compassion, vulnerability, and self-determination.\" - Molly Beer, author of \u003ci\u003eAngelica: For Love and Country in a Time of Revolution\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Like all great memoirists, Gonzales contends with the slipperiness of memory, our shifting relationship to the past, and the human desire for stories to contain our grief. \u003ci\u003eReturn of the Lost Son\u003c\/i\u003e is a master class in narrative nonfiction.\" - J. D. Schraffenberger, editor of the \u003ci\u003eNorth American Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"A kaleidoscopic journey that unfolds in evocative prose, \u003ci\u003eReturn of the Lost Son\u003c\/i\u003e transports readers from Ithaca, New York, to Mexico City, from the past to the present, from fact to imagination. The result is an immersive, affecting read that centers a complicated figure in a story brimming with truth, honesty, and love.\" - Laura Maylene Walter, author of \u003ci\u003eBody of Stars\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eA son searches for his father, only to grow uncomfortable—and even miserable—with what he exhumes. Where, he asks, are the limits of forgiveness? Is failure a badge of honor? Are we free to share the secrets of the dead? In \u003ci\u003eReturn of the Lost Son,\u003c\/i\u003e a vivid, tightly paced memoir, Christopher Gonzales attempts to understand a man who, due to early-onset Alzheimer's, was unable to share his own memories. \t\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cbr\u003e \tAt the outset of his exploration, Gonzales hopes to discover a benevolent father figure, someone he could imagine guiding him through the difficult terrain of life. Instead, he is met with shadowy fragments of his father's habits—drinking, womanizing, and aloofness—as well as a hidden marriage, which all force Gonzales to acknowledge that he might never uncover the angel he hoped to find. Constructed with clear-eyed prose and abounding with colorful travel stories, wending inner journeys, and psychological intricacies, \u003ci\u003eReturn of the Lost Son\u003c\/i\u003e emerges from a committed project of asking and listening, recovering memory and community, and ultimately, healing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"LSU Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52551798751512,"sku":"9780807184691","price":20.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/return-of-the-lost-son-memories-of-my-wayward-father-paperback-softback-9780807184691","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}