That Kind of Mother

By Rumaan Alam,

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NAMED A RECOMMENDED BOOK OF 2018 BY:
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“With his unerring eye for nuance and unsparing sense of irony, Rumaan…

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This book describes the intensity of new motherhood so accurately that I was surprised to realize it was written by a man! It brought back memories of the newborn days with my own three kids, when I was drowning in exhaustion, anxiety, and breastmilk but also felt overwhelmed with joy and love. 

When the main character decides to step in and adopt a second baby—the child of her nanny, who dies in childbirth—we get to see how mothering is both the same and different when your baby doesn’t share your genes or even your skin color. I loved how the…

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