Author: Questions About MePublisher: Tell Me Your Life Story Series
ISBN: 9781952568282
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 124
Book Description
Tell Me Your Life Story, Mom
Author: Questions About MePublisher: Tell Me Your Life Story Series
ISBN: 9781952568282
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 124
Book Description
What My Mother and I Don't Talk About
Author: Michele FilgatePublisher: Simon & Schuster
ISBN: 1982107359
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
“You will devour these beautifully written—and very important—tales of honesty, pain, and resilience” (Elizabeth Gilbert, New York Times bestselling author of Eat Pray Love and City of Girls) from fifteen brilliant writers who explore how what we don’t talk about with our mothers affects us, for better or for worse. As an undergraduate, Michele Filgate started writing an essay about being abused by her stepfather. It took her more than a decade to realize that she was actually trying to write about how this affected her relationship with her mother. When it was finally published, the essay went viral, shared on social media by Anne Lamott, Rebecca Solnit, and many others. This gave Filgate an idea, and the resulting anthology offers a candid look at our relationships with our mothers. Leslie Jamison writes about trying to discover who her seemingly perfect mother was before ever becoming a mom. In Cathi Hanauer’s hilarious piece, she finally gets a chance to have a conversation with her mother that isn’t interrupted by her domineering (but lovable) father. André Aciman writes about what it was like to have a deaf mother. Melissa Febos uses mythology as a lens to look at her close-knit relationship with her psychotherapist mother. And Julianna Baggott talks about having a mom who tells her everything. As Filgate writes, “Our mothers are our first homes, and that’s why we’re always trying to return to them.” There’s relief in acknowledging how what we couldn’t say for so long is a way to heal our relationships with others and, perhaps most important, with ourselves. Contributions by Cathi Hanauer, Melissa Febos, Alexander Chee, Dylan Landis, Bernice L. McFadden, Julianna Baggott, Lynn Steger Strong, Kiese Laymon, Carmen Maria Machado, André Aciman, Sari Botton, Nayomi Munaweera, Brandon Taylor, and Leslie Jamison.
About My Mother
Author: Peggy RowePublisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1948677172
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 255
Book Description
A Message from Mike Rowe, the Dirty Jobs Guy: Just to be clear, About My Mother is a book about my grandmother, written by my mother. That’s not to say it’s not about my mother—it is. In fact, About My Mother is as much about my mother as it is about my grandmother. In that sense, it’s really a book about “mothers.” …It is not, however, a book written by me. True, I did write the foreword. But it doesn’t mean I’ve written a book about my mother. I haven’t. Nor does it mean my mother’s book is about her son. It isn’t. It’s about my grandmother. And my mother. Just to be clear.—Mike A love letter to mothers everywhere, About My Mother will make you laugh and cry—and see yourself in its reflection. Peggy Rowe’s story of growing up as the daughter of Thelma Knobel is filled with warmth and humor. But Thelma could be your mother—there’s a Thelma in everyone’s life. She’s the person taking charge—the one who knows instinctively how things should be. Today, Thelma would be described as an alpha personality, but while growing up, her daughter Peggy saw her as a dictator—albeit a benevolent, loving one. They clashed from the beginning—Peggy, the horse-crazy tomboy, and Thelma, the genteel-yet-still-controlling mother, committed to raising two refined, ladylike daughters. Good luck. When major league baseball came to town in the early 1950s and turned sophisticated Thelma into a crazed Baltimore Orioles groupie, nobody was more surprised and embarrassed than Peggy. Life became a series of compromises—Thelma tolerating a daughter who pitched manure and galloped the countryside, while Peggy learned to tolerate the whacky Orioles fan who threw her underwear at the television, shouted insults at umpires, and lived by the orange-and-black schedule taped to the refrigerator door. Sometimes it takes a little distance to appreciate the people we love.
Writing Women's History
Author: Marilyn NorryPublisher:
ISBN: 9780987984425
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
The workbook for My Mother's Story outlining the challenge, exercises and encouragement needed to make sure women's history is saved by following a writing recipe: the facts of your mother's life from beginning to end, in less than 2000 words, where you're just a footnote. This worldwide campaign posts stories at mymothersstory.org
Things My Mother Never Told Me
Author: Blake MorrisonPublisher: Random House
ISBN: 0099440725
Category : Authors, English
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
Through a series of letters from his parents' passionate World War II courtship, Morrison uncovers a startling, touching story. This follow-up to his critically acclaimed 1993 memoir paints the unforgettable picture of a quietly determined heroine and of a son's search to learn the truth about her.
Stories My Mother Told Me
Author: Anne MyersPublisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781502370990
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
Anne Myers tells stories of her parents' families and early life in rural Kansas in the early 1900s. Life was difficult, and loss and sacrifice were common. Her father dreamed of becoming a medical doctor and moving beyond life on the edge of financial failure as a farmer. It is a story of finding love and working hard to achieve an almost impossible dream. But above all, it is a story of family bonds and the support and sacrifices of families so that some could obtain more. Proceeds from the sale of this book go the Jewell County Historical Society, which is a non-profit historical organization.
The Stories Mother Nature Told Her Children
Author: Jane AndrewsPublisher: IndyPublish.com
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 170
Book Description
How still it is! Nobody in the village street, the children all at school, and the very dogs sleeping lazily in the sunshine. Only a south wind blows lightly through the trees, lifting the great fans of the horse-chestnut, tossing the slight branches of the elm against the sky like single feathers of a great plume, and swinging out fragrance from the heavy-hanging linden-blossoms.
The Story My Mother Told Me
Author: Ruth EganPublisher: America Star Books
ISBN: 9781448956500
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 150
Book Description
Lies My Mother Told Me
Author: Melissa RiversPublisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 164293741X
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 202
Book Description
If you think Joan Rivers said funny, outrageous, and ridiculous things ONSTAGE, wait ’til you read the funny, outrageous, and ridiculous things she said OFFSTAGE…things that will make you laugh out loud…and keep Melissa in therapy for the foreseeable future. The only thing my mother loved more than making people laugh was lying…or as she’d say, “embellishing.” Her motto was: “Why let the truth ruin a good story?” This book contains some of those stories. ***************** “When Joan told a story, the truth disappeared faster than I did.” — Jimmy Hoffa “If you thought Dante’s Inferno was hot, read Lies My Mother Told Me; it’s a five-alarmer.” — Dante’s second wife, Allie “Twelve of my twenty-six personalities loved this book.” — Sybil “The words on the page absolutely crackle and spark; I burned my fingers reading it!” — Annie Sullivan “The Bible may be the good book, but Lies My Mother Told Me is way funnier.” — Matthew 2:14 The Jets. 7 “Lies My Mother Told Me is the feel-good book of 2022.” — Torquemada “All’s not well that ends well. I’ve had massages with happier endings.” — Wm. Shakespeare “Melissa, I don’t care what your mother said in this book, I LOVE your bangs.” — Mamie Eisenhower “Lies My Mother Told Me is so funny even those ‘woke’ m***********s will laugh.” — Lenny Bruce
With My Mummy
Author: James BrownPublisher: Pan Macmillan
ISBN: 1509859225
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
From playing in the park to cuddles at bedtime, being with Mummy makes every moment of every day special. With My Mummy is a heartwarming picture book and the perfect gift to share time and time again. Days with my mummy are always such fun, and ever so special together, as one. A touching celebration of the special relationship between mother and child. Warmly told in gentle rhyme by James Brown and brought to life with charming illustrations by Cally Johnson-Isaacs. Companion title, With My Daddy, is also available to enjoy together.