Below Luck Level

A diagnosis. A decision. A daughter's relentless fight for her mother's dignity, in life and in death. Chloe Cartwright is an eccentric, prize-winning writer, who has always been more focused on political causes than cooking a wholesome meal for her children. While her son Karl is the local rugby star, her late-blooming daughter Hannah has never been much good at anything other than shoplifting. Growing up in Cape Town, surviving on the dregs of her mother's sporadic paychecks, Hannah quickly learns that if there's anything she wants, she has to take it herself. Into adulthood, Hannah scrambles through life, before falling by chance into a successful career as partner to one of South Africa's leading chefs. But when Chloe's behavior becomes even more erratic than normal, Hannah puts her life on hold to care for her deteriorating mother. As she searches for ways-conventional and radical-to ease Chloe's suffering, Hannah reflects on the many ways Chloe defied the unspoken rules of motherhood, and finds surprising beauty in the childhood she has longabhorred. Barbara Erasmus' international debut is a heartbreaking, honest, and often hilarious portrayal of caregiving for an aging loved one. "

• | Author: Barbara Erasmus
• | Publisher: Catalyst Press
• | Publication Date: Jun 25, 2024
• | Number of Pages: NA pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 1960803034
• | ISBN-13: 9781960803030