So summer may be over in the Northeast, but I just found a great “beach-read”… even for the winter! It’s a fun, light, easy read, complete with a difficult mother/daughter relationship. What more could I ask for! Wedlocked is a new novel by Bonnie Trachtenberg who was a senior writer and copy chief at Book-of-the-Month…
(Book available at the Motherrr.com store) After reading books with such titles as: When I Married My Mother I Am My Mother’s Daughter: Making Peace With Mom – Before It’s Too Late You’re Wearing That? Understanding Mothers and Daughters in Conversation …whose titles really intrigued and spoke to me, I was underwhelmed by this book’s…
Whether you are a mother or a daughter I would suggest reading this book! I guess that means just about anyone who is female then. The author, Deborah Tannen, explains the reasons why mothers and daughters have such trouble communicating and why so often we seem to get our wires crossed…like when your mom says…
Wow, I’m not even sure where to start in writing about this book. There’s so much meat to it. I found the subtext of the title (“Making Peace with Mom – Before It’s Too Late”) to be particularly poignant for me since my mom just turned 88, and I used to worry about not making…
It was the title of this book that got my attention and prompted me to purchase it. It seemed to be a situation I could really relate to. The interesting thing is that I did and didn’t relate to it as it turns out. The author was in her late 40’s and unmarried (check), her…