Mothers and Daughters A Novel

by Meadows, Rae; Reed, Maggi-Meg

• ISBN13: 9781427212610
• ISBN10: 1427212619
• Edition: Unabridged
• Format: CD
• Copyright: 2011-03-29
• Publisher: Macmillan Audio

Summary

A rich and luminous novel about three generations of women in one family: the love they share, the dreams they refuse to surrender, and the secrets they hold Samantha is lost in the joys of new motherhoodthe softness of her eight-month-old daughter's skin, the lovely weight of her child in her armsbut in trading her artistic dreams to care for her child, Sam worries she's lost something of herself. And she is still mourning another loss: her mother, Iris, died just one year ago. When a box of Iris's belongings arrives on Sam's doorstep, she discovers links to pieces of her family history but is puzzled by much of the information the box contains. She learns that her grandmother Violet left New York City as an eleven-year-old girl, traveling by herself to the Midwest in search of a better life. But what was Violet's real reason for leaving? And how could she have made that trip alone at such a tender age? In confronting secrets from her family's past, Sam comes to terms with deep secrets from her own. Moving back and forth in time between the stories of Sam, Violet, and Iris, Mothers and Daughtersis the spellbinding tale of three remarkable women connected across a century by the complex wonder of motherhood.

Author Biography

Rae Meadows is the author of Calling Out, which received the 2006 Utah Book Award for fiction, and No One Tells Everything, a Poets & Writers Notable Novel. She lives with her husband and two daughters in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Visit Rae Meadows' website at www.RaeMeadows.com.

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“Narrator Maggi-Meg Reed is a sorceress who keeps us enchanted by conjuring the souls of each character she portrays. Her skill goes far beyond her talent for accents, pacing, clarity, and tonal variation. MOTHERS AND DAUGHTERS is the perfect vehicle for a rich listening experience.” – AudioFile Magazine