{"product_id":"family-language","title":"Family Language","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBy:\u003c\/strong\u003e Nelson, Nicole\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePublished by Melville House, 2026-11-10\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"In this striking debut, an ambitious academic faces new and unwanted choices when she is confronted with overnight motherhood... Dr. Mona Melamed is a happily married, purposefully childfree linguist at a top Southern California university. Her days are spent researching and stressing about finally, finally securing tenure. That is, until her brother-in-law and his wife die, leaving their six-year-old son orphaned. Everyone in Mona's orbit expects her to take the lead in caring for the child, including-to some extent-Mona herself. Motherhood is not something she wanted-it is still not something she wants. And yet, she finds herself negotiating a temporary leave to start looking after the boy. Along the way, as the gender expectations thrust upon Mona intensify, her tenure becomes threatened. FAMILY LANGUAGE confronts that age old question-Can women really have it all?--and uncovers the misogyny behind it. As Mona tries to balance her new responsibilities as a mother, she has to ask herself how hard is she willing to fight for the career she's earned, and is it fair that she even has to?\"--\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Phoenix Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51515269021865,"sku":"PHBK-9781685892616","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0578\/9899\/1785\/files\/6543643482788.jpg?v=1794005660","url":"https:\/\/myti.com\/products\/family-language","provider":"Myti","version":"1.0","type":"link"}