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That Kind of Mother by Rumaan Alam

That Kind of Mother

by Rumaan Alam
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  • First Published:
  • May 8, 2018, 304 pages
  • Paperback:
  • Feb 2019, 304 pages
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Lorri A Steinbacher

Motherhood examined
I went into this thinking that it would be an "issues" book, but it is far more than that. It is really a character study of a particular woman, a particular mother over time. That this particular mother adopted a child of another race was important and would certainly generate discussion in a book group, but what fascinated me was Rebecca herself, her feelings, her motivations. I won't say that I liked her, because I didn't, not always, but Alam made me want to know what she was thinking. Recommended for readers who like literary fiction with compelling female characters and who don't mind if the "action" is interior growth. Good for book groups.
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