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NONFICTION
Released: April 1, 2005
THE MOMMY BRAIN: HOW MOTHERHOOD MAKES US SMARTER
by Katherine Ellison
"Sure to be controversial, as well as encouraging to many, many women."
Moms may say they have no time to read--but they'll make time for this discussion of brainy motherhood. Read full book review >
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FICTION
Released: Oct. 1, 2002
I DON’T KNOW HOW SHE DOES IT: THE LIFE OF KATE REDDY, WORKING MOTHER
by Allison Pearson
"From the upper echelons of working mothers, a fictional answer to The Nanny Diaries--and likely to be as popular."
An above-average addition to the crowded genre of working-mother-angst novels, a first from British journalist Pearson, the mate of New Yorker film critic Anthony Lane. Read full book review >
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FICTION
Released: March 18, 2002
THE NANNY DIARIES
by Emma McLaughlin, Nicola Kraus
"Sometimes farcical, largely sincere--and ultimately trivial."
Rich parents, neglected brats, an overworked caregiver. Read full book review >
Cover art for MOTHERHOOD MADE A MAN OUT OF ME
FICTION
Released: June 1, 2000
MOTHERHOOD MADE A MAN OUT OF ME
by Karen Karbo
"A sometimes-strained storyline, but Brooke's infectious verve and wry commentary on mothers and fathers--as well as on men and women--more than compensate."
The latest from Karbo (The Diamond Lane, 1991, etc.), a witty and astringent take on motherhood, crackles with insights and humor in detailing a woman's responses to her own first child--and to the pregnancy of her unmarried friend, who's been wooed by a local blueblood. Read full book review >
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NONFICTION
Released: March 17, 1992
STORIES FROM THE MOTHERLINE: RECLAIMING THE MOTHER-DAUGHTER BOND, FINDING OUR FEMININE SOULS
by Naomi Lowinsky

A Berkeley psychotherapist urges women to explore their deepest connections with their mothers, daughters, and female ancestors to arrive at a full and productive sense of self--and, as inspiration, offers a captivating account of her own search for her female roots. Read full book review >