The Other Mother: A Novel
by Gwendolen Gross
"an electrifyingly complex and explosively gripping portrait of contemporary, have-it-all motherhood"
- Booklist
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"best book of the year"
- RoleMommy blog
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"best book of the year"
- NJ.com
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***** Selection of 4 National Book Clubs
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***** Redbook "Editor's Choice"
what mom blogs
are saying...
"The book was amazing...As the story continues we truly get to know both Moms. OMG. I loved them both. I hated them both. I wanted to hug them both. I wanted to shake them both. I wanted to crawl into the pages and bang their heads together. There was so much of ME in both of them.”
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"I LOVED this book. For me, the best part of this book was the look inside the stay at home mom's house. Since I work full time and always have, I have no idea what it would be like to be a stay at home mom. This book gave me a glimpse into this life.
- This Mama's Trip blog
"The Other Mother clearly illustrates the self-doubt that is a part of parenthood, the firm convictions that we carry with us - be they right or wrong, and the special treat of being able to really see issues from a perspective other than our own...
Congratulations to you, Gwendolen, for giving us the gift of new perspectives and for reminding us that as a parent, each decision made is much more complex and very often much more agonizing that one might originally consider."
Featured in USA Today, the New York Daily News, the Toronto Star, Redbook, OK! Magazine, and National Public Radio.
“You'll be unable to put down this immensely readable, even rereadable book.” (4.5 stars)
- Robyn Glazer, Romantic Times
"Breathtakingly original...I loved, loved, loved this novel."
- Caroline Leavitt