{"product_id":"character-witness-a-memoir-9781496242631","title":"Character Witness: A Memoir","description":"When 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Thus begins \u003ci\u003eCharacter Witness\u003c\/i\u003e, 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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, \u003ci\u003eCharacter Witness\u003c\/i\u003e centers the necessity of staying with loved ones even in their worst moments. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-12191372\"\u003eJason Brown\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Nebraska Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 202\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.00h x 9.00w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781496242631\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1496242637\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO026000\"\u003eMemoirs\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJason Brown\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor and director of the Creative Writing Program at the University of Oregon. He has published four books of short stories: \u003ci\u003eA Faithful but Melancholy Account of Several Barbarities Lately Committed\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDriving the Heart and Other Stories\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWhy the Devil Chose New England for His Work\u003c\/i\u003e (an NPR summer reading pick), and \u003ci\u003eOutermark\u003c\/i\u003e. Brown has been a Stegner Fellow and his work has appeared in the \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHarper's\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Best American Short Stories\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Best American Essays\u003c\/i\u003e and won a Pushcart Prize. \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Nebraska Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48844774408429,"sku":"9781496242631","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/files\/img_4be5b04a-18e1-40ca-9374-dd9f754ac7e8.jpg?v=1759930273","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/character-witness-a-memoir-9781496242631","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}