Like Mother, Like Mother: A Novel
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Susan Rieger
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An enthralling novel about three generations of strong-willed women, unknowingly shaped by the secrets buried in their family´s past.
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 has-brains, charm, talent, blond hair-Lila 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 doesn´t mind-until 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 Lila´s shadow, yet the more she resists, the more Lila seems to shape her life. Grace becomes a successful reporter, even publishing a bestselling book about her mother. In the process of writing it, she realizes how little she knows about her own family. Did Lila´s mother, Grace´s 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 don´t know where you came from?
Spanning generations, and populated by complex, unforgettаble characters, Like Mother, Like Mother is an exhilarating, portrait of family, marriage, ambition, power, the stories we inherit, and the lies we tell to become the people we believe we´re meant to be.
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 has-brains, charm, talent, blond hair-Lila 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 doesn´t mind-until 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 Lila´s shadow, yet the more she resists, the more Lila seems to shape her life. Grace becomes a successful reporter, even publishing a bestselling book about her mother. In the process of writing it, she realizes how little she knows about her own family. Did Lila´s mother, Grace´s 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 don´t know where you came from?
Spanning generations, and populated by complex, unforgettаble characters, Like Mother, Like Mother is an exhilarating, portrait of family, marriage, ambition, power, the stories we inherit, and the lies we tell to become the people we believe we´re meant to be.
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Format
Hardcover
Author
Susan Rieger
Language
English
Publishing company
Penguin Putnam Inc
Added date
29.10.2024
Year of publication
29.10.2024
Pages
336
Size
235x156x21 mm
Product code
9780525512493
Barcode
9780525512493
ISBN
9780525512493