The Mothers
by: Brit Bennett
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Product Details
Category - Fiction / Family & Relationships
Format - Paperback
Condition - Excellent
Listed - 3 days ago
Ships From - Wisconsin
Est. Publication Date - Oct 2017
Overview
The Mothers: A Novel
ISBN: 9780399184529
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “Bittersweet, sexy, morally fraught.” –The New York Times Book Review "Fantastic… a book that feels alive on the page." –The Washington Post From the New York-Times bestselli...
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Nova Martin
65 book reviews
Aug 25, 2023
This book is a beautiful meditation on the different capacities of motherhood, especially in its absence. The main character has an abortion out of fear she’d be giving up her future like she thinks her mom did for her. The father grieves for what could have been, for them to be a family. Her best f...
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Maddie Habron
305 book reviews
Jul 20, 2023
I rated The Mothers 3.5/5 stars. I really liked the Vanishing Half, Bennett's second novel, and this didn't work for me the same way. I really enjoyed the mothers as a narrator, like a Greek chorus. I just didn't like the plot. I found all of the characters to be self-centered and harmful, with the ...
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Boykin Books
25 book reviews
Nov 20, 2023
Refreshing fiction, completely original, but still so heartbreaking and riveting.
