The Hoarder

The Hoarder's Wife

The Hoarder's Wife offers insights into the good, the bad, and the ugly of living as a reluctant caregiver so that readers can experience vicariously the challenges of remaining in place. It wasn't quite Marie Kondo meets Grey Gardens in The Women's Room, but it was close. Professor Ludwig Berg hoarded; Grace Berg gave away as much as she could. During their thirty-five years of marriage, Luddy was all about the concrete, while abstract Grace sidelined her career in music because marriage and the family required it. At sixty, Grace divorced him to claim her space in the arts, but, by taking his own life, it seemed that Luddy had written the last movement of their relationship. Or did he? A symphony can have a coda. Following Luddy's tragic suicide, Grace reunites with her sons in the house where her husband hoarded, reclaiming the literal journal of her adult life to make sense of how she came to be The Hoarder's Wife, so she can complete her abandoned concerto. Without this painful reckoning, she knows the music will never come. Every caregiver must reckon with the question of how much to give, if only Grace can learn to keep time.

The Hoarder's Daughter

The Hoarder's Guide to Decluttering

Are you drowning in clutter and treasured keepsakes but can’t bear to part with any of it? Then enlist Maisie Messington—a creative clutterbug—to lead your decluttering crusade. Join Maisie and her sidekick, Dusty Hoover, a vintage vacuum who fancies himself a sports announcer, as they navigate the labyrinth of hoard. From crafting your unique “clutter identity” to curating collections that scream “artfully organized chaos,” you’ll learn to laugh at life’s little mess-ups while embracing your inner pack rat. It’s not just about the mess; Maisie’s journey is packed with peculiar predicaments, questionable advice, and an unexpected reunion of two lovers in a whole new way. You’ll also get questionable yet hilarious advice from Dusty, who uses his vacuum abilities to scarf up lost trinkets, hide bric-a-brac, and tidy up by magical expansion. So, let Maisie and Dusty be your guides through the gloriously grimy world of clutter conquest. Get ready to see the beauty in the bedlam. Trust us, it’s way more fun than tidying up.