Dreams of a Weeping Woman — Leon Whiteson

Set in California, Spain, and France, this fictional memoir chronicles one young man's struggle to come to terms with his family. When his father is paralyzed in an automobile accident, Joel Bajamonde finds himself at the mercy of his own mother's appetites and energies. As Joel tries to break free of this bizarre and mysterious entanglement, he is forced to examine all he thinks he knows about himself, his mother, and the things that bind families together.