An enthralling novel about three generations of strong-willed women, unknowingly shaped by the secrets buried in their familys past.
A novel in the spirit of Meg Wolitzer, Jean Hanff Korelitz, and the great Nora Ephron. Who says comedy is dead? Its all herethe joyful craziness, the wisecracking newswoman, the family secrets with a twist of lime.Allegra Goodman, bestselling author of Sam
Detroit, 1960. Lila Pereira is two years old when her angry, abusive father has her mother committed to an asylum. Lila never sees her mother again. Three decades later, having mustered everything she hasbrains, charm, talent, blonde hairLila rises to the pinnacle of American media as the powerful, brilliant executive editor of The Washington Globe. Lila unapologetically prioritizes her career, leaving the rearing of her daughters to her generous husband, Joe. He doesnt minduntil he does.
But Grace, their youngest daughter, feels abandoned. She wishes her mother would attend PTA meetings, not White House Correspondents dinners. As she grows up, she cannot shake her resentment. She wants out from under Lilas shadow, yet the more she pushes back, the more Lila seems to shape her life. Grace becomes a successful reporter, even publishing a bestselling book about her mother, but, in the process of writing it, she realizes how little she knows about her own family. Did Lilas mother, Graces grandmother, die in that asylum? Is refusal to look back the only way to create a future? How can you ever be yourself, Grace wonders, if you dont know where you came from?
Spanning generations, and populated by unforgettable, complex characters, Like Mother, Like Mother is an exhilarating, searching portrait of family, marriage, ambition, power, the stories we inherit, and the lies we tell in order to become the people we believe were meant to be.
Genre: General Fiction
A novel in the spirit of Meg Wolitzer, Jean Hanff Korelitz, and the great Nora Ephron. Who says comedy is dead? Its all herethe joyful craziness, the wisecracking newswoman, the family secrets with a twist of lime.Allegra Goodman, bestselling author of Sam
Detroit, 1960. Lila Pereira is two years old when her angry, abusive father has her mother committed to an asylum. Lila never sees her mother again. Three decades later, having mustered everything she hasbrains, charm, talent, blonde hairLila rises to the pinnacle of American media as the powerful, brilliant executive editor of The Washington Globe. Lila unapologetically prioritizes her career, leaving the rearing of her daughters to her generous husband, Joe. He doesnt minduntil he does.
But Grace, their youngest daughter, feels abandoned. She wishes her mother would attend PTA meetings, not White House Correspondents dinners. As she grows up, she cannot shake her resentment. She wants out from under Lilas shadow, yet the more she pushes back, the more Lila seems to shape her life. Grace becomes a successful reporter, even publishing a bestselling book about her mother, but, in the process of writing it, she realizes how little she knows about her own family. Did Lilas mother, Graces grandmother, die in that asylum? Is refusal to look back the only way to create a future? How can you ever be yourself, Grace wonders, if you dont know where you came from?
Spanning generations, and populated by unforgettable, complex characters, Like Mother, Like Mother is an exhilarating, searching portrait of family, marriage, ambition, power, the stories we inherit, and the lies we tell in order to become the people we believe were meant to be.
Genre: General Fiction
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