One True Thing

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One True Thing is a 1994 novel by Anna Quindlen that explores the complex relationship between a daughter and her terminally ill mother, later adapted into a feature film.

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instanceOf feature film
novel
adaptedAs One True Thing (film) NERFINISHED
author Anna Quindlen NERFINISHED
basedOn One True Thing NERFINISHED
cinematographyBy Declan Quinn NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
director Carl Franklin NERFINISHED
distributor Universal Pictures
editedBy Caroline Biggerstaff NERFINISHED
genre domestic fiction
drama film
family drama
novel
hasAdaptation One True Thing (film) NERFINISHED
hasMainCharacter Ellen Gulden NERFINISHED
George Gulden NERFINISHED
Kate Gulden NERFINISHED
language English
mediaType print
musicBy Cliff Eidelman NERFINISHED
narrativePerspective first-person
pageCount around 300 pages
publicationDate 1994
publisher Random House NERFINISHED
releaseYear 1998
screenwriter Karen Croner NERFINISHED
setting New York City
suburban New York
stars Meryl Streep NERFINISHED
Renée Zellweger NERFINISHED
Tom Everett Scott NERFINISHED
William Hurt NERFINISHED
theme caregiving
death and dying
euthanasia allegations
family dynamics
gender roles
moral responsibility
mother–daughter relationship
terminal illness

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Anna Quindlen notableWork One True Thing
Lauren Graham starredIn One True Thing