The Mother in Our Lives

Gifted author and columnist Sarah Shapiro brings us this wonderful collection of women's writings which examines the many facets and powerful dynamics of mother-daughter relationships. More than seventy talented women share their memories, thoughts, and wisdom on being a mother and being mothered, on wanting to be a mother, and learning to be a mother-in-law. Our mothers. We love them. We need them. We sometimes resent them and often reflect them, and suddenly, we are them. The Mother in Our Lives is a stunning anthology that examines the many facets of the mother-daughter relationship, so complex and yet at the same time so simple. More than seventy talented women share their memories, thoughts, and wisdom on being a mother and being mothered, on wanting to be a mother, and learning to be a mother-in-law. The interactions are often poignant, sometimes funny, and always honest and engaging. We read of childhoods spent in Kansas City, in the English countryside, and in Jerusalem; we s