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Molly Jong-Fast on How to Survive Anything

2025/6/23
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Molly Jong-Fast: 我在《如何失去你的母亲》中，坦诚地记录了2023年我所经历的种种挑战，包括丈夫的重病、亲人的离世以及母亲的痴呆症。这本书的核心信息是，无论生活多么艰难，我们都有能力从中走出来。我与母亲的关系一直很复杂，她对名声的追逐和自身的局限性影响了我们的相处。尽管如此，我仍然努力在她的晚年给予她关怀，并试图通过写作来理解和面对这段关系。我希望我的经历能给那些面临类似困境的人们带来一些启发和力量。 Kara Swisher: 《如何失去你的母亲》这本书以Molly与母亲的关系为中心，探讨了家庭、记忆和身份认同等深刻主题。Molly以其独特的视角和坦诚的笔触，展现了一段充满挑战和感动的家庭故事。这本书不仅是对个人经历的回顾，也是对普遍存在的母女关系的深刻剖析。Molly的写作风格既诙谐又充满力量，让读者在感受到痛苦的同时，也能从中获得希望和勇气。

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Molly Jong-Fast's memoir, "How to Lose Your Mother," details the challenges of 2023, marked by family crises and health scares. The book explores her complex relationship with her mother, Erica Jong, and how it changed during her mother's descent into dementia. It's a raw, emotional account of loss, family dynamics, and ultimately, resilience.
  • Molly Jong-Fast's memoir recounts the tumultuous year of 2023, filled with health crises and family loss.
  • The book centers on her challenging relationship with her mother and how it evolved during her mother's dementia.
  • The author reflects on the complexities of grief, family, and healing.

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Molly Jong-Fast is best known as a writer and political commentator. But before she became the host of Fast Politics with Molly Jong-Fast), a regular on MSNBC, and a novelist and memoirist, she was the daughter of Erica Jong. 

Jong catapulted to literary stardom with her 1973 novel *Fear of Flying.  *The bold — and, at the time — shocking story of a married woman looking for casual sex made her a literary icon of second-wave feminism. And although Jong-Fast was an only child, she grew up sharing her life with the fictional alter-egos Jong created and longing for a deeper connection with her alcoholic and mostly-absent mother.

But now, Jong-Fast has turned the tables. She’s written an unsparing memoir about her relationship with her mother and Jong’s struggle with dementia titled, How to Lose Your Mother). 

Kara talks to Molly about difficult mothers, the perils of writing a memoir, her pivot to journalism, and what gives her hope for America. 

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