{"product_id":"9781496242631","title":"Character Witness : A Memoir (American Lives)","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen Jason Brown's mother is arrested for stealing $38,000, he agrees to serve as a character witness for her, hoping to keep her out of prison.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e Thus begins Character Witness, a memoir, a chronicle of a mother's struggle with mental illness, addiction, and poverty, and an inquiry into whether we can escape the legacy of the past. Brown realizes that his troubles as a young man mirrored his mother's, and as he chronicles how sexual abuse can pass down through generations-from father to daughter, and later from mother to son-he begins to look for answers about whether people can change.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e Brown and his mother share a difficult history, but they also share a common sense of humor and a sense of the absurd. More than simply a recovery narrative, Character Witness centers the necessity of staying with loved ones even in their worst moments.\n\u003cbr\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Nebraska Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48258025357547,"sku":"00000_00000_00000_00000","price":40.19,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0758\/4484\/5803\/files\/9781496242631-1.jpg?v=1781683747","url":"https:\/\/kinokuniya.com.sg\/products\/9781496242631","provider":"Books Kinokuniya Singapore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}