Don't Call Me Mother
Book description
This compassionate and gripping memoir tells the story of three generations of daughters who, though determined to be different from their absent mothers, ultimately follow in their footsteps. Myers's new afterword continues the saga, allowing her to confront her family legacy and come full circle with her daughter and grandchildren.
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1 author picked Don't Call Me Mother as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
This book is particularly good for anyone who was/is in the baby-boomer generation and/or who had issues with their mother.
I identified with Meyer’s ongoing struggles with her mother, a mother who was born during a period when women were normally not allowed to stretch their wings and live their own lives. This was my situation and – in hindsight – I often wonder if many of my personal struggles with my mother were due to the fact that I was afforded so many more opportunities than my mother, through no fault of her own.
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