Pieces of My Mother

By Melissa Cistaro,

Book cover of Pieces of My Mother: A Memoir

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"A story that lingers in the heart long after the last page is turned." —HOPE EDELMAN, bestselling author of Motherless Daughters and The Possibility of Everything

This provocative, poignant memoir of a daughter whose mother left her behind by choice begs the question: Are we destined to make the same…

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1 author picked Pieces of My Mother as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Both a captivating and heart-breaking memoir, this book is the story of a woman and her motherthe mother who abandoned her and her siblings and father. It moves back and forth in time from when the mother leaves and we hear stories of what happened to each of her children, to the present day as the mother lies dying. This memoir is beautifully told, with details so sharp and clear you can almost watch the action as it unfolds to finally tell you how Cistaro copes with the mother who refused to stay. This story is for all…

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