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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Scribner
Publication date
April 9, 2013
Pages
277
Binding
Hardcover
Book category
Adult Fiction
ISBN-13
9781451697254
ISBN-10
1451697252
Dimensions
1 by 6.50 by 9.50 in.
Availability§
Publisher Out of Stock Indefinitely
Original list price
$26.00
Subjects
§As reported by publisher
Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description: A taut, emotionally gripping novel about one coupleâs passionate desire for a child and their heartrending journey through adoptionâfrom a critically acclaimed writer whose âvoice is at turns wise and barbed with sharp humorâ (Vanity Fair).
Poignant, raw, and insightful, Jennifer Gilmoreâs third novel is an unforgettable story of love, family, and motherhood. With a âvoice [that is] at turns wise and barbed with sharp humorâ (Vanity Fair), Gilmore lays bare the story of one coupleâs ardent desire for a child and their emotional journey through adoption.
Jesse and Ramon are a loving couple, but after years spent unsuccessfully trying to get pregnant, they turn to adoption, relieved to think that once they navigate the bureaucratic path to parent-hood they will have a happy ending. But nothing has prepared them for the labyrinthine processâfor the many training sessions and approvals; for the constant advice from friends, strangers, and âexpertsâ; for the birthmothers who contact them but donât ultimately choose them; or even, most shockingly, for the women who call claiming theyâve chosen Jesse and Ramon but who turn out never to have been pregnant in the first place.
Jennifer Gilmoreâs eloquence about the human heartâits frailties and complexitiesâand her razor-sharp observations about race, class, culture, and changing family dynamics are spectacularly combined in this powerful novel. Suffused with passion and fury, The Mothers is a taut, gripping, and satisfying book that will stay with readers long after they turn the last page.
Poignant, raw, and insightful, Jennifer Gilmoreâs third novel is an unforgettable story of love, family, and motherhood. With a âvoice [that is] at turns wise and barbed with sharp humorâ (Vanity Fair), Gilmore lays bare the story of one coupleâs ardent desire for a child and their emotional journey through adoption.
Jesse and Ramon are a loving couple, but after years spent unsuccessfully trying to get pregnant, they turn to adoption, relieved to think that once they navigate the bureaucratic path to parent-hood they will have a happy ending. But nothing has prepared them for the labyrinthine processâfor the many training sessions and approvals; for the constant advice from friends, strangers, and âexpertsâ; for the birthmothers who contact them but donât ultimately choose them; or even, most shockingly, for the women who call claiming theyâve chosen Jesse and Ramon but who turn out never to have been pregnant in the first place.
Jennifer Gilmoreâs eloquence about the human heartâits frailties and complexitiesâand her razor-sharp observations about race, class, culture, and changing family dynamics are spectacularly combined in this powerful novel. Suffused with passion and fury, The Mothers is a taut, gripping, and satisfying book that will stay with readers long after they turn the last page.
Editions
Hardcover
The price comparison is for this edition
from Scribner (April 9, 2013)
9781451697254 | details & prices | 277 pages | 6.50 × 9.50 × 1.00 in. | 0.95 lbs | List price $26.00
About: A taut, emotionally gripping novel about one coupleâs passionate desire for a child and their heartrending journey through adoptionâfrom a critically acclaimed writer whose âvoice is at turns wise and barbed with sharp humorâ (Vanity Fair).
About: A taut, emotionally gripping novel about one coupleâs passionate desire for a child and their heartrending journey through adoptionâfrom a critically acclaimed writer whose âvoice is at turns wise and barbed with sharp humorâ (Vanity Fair).
Paperback
from Scribner (February 1, 2018)
9781451697865 | details & prices | 288 pages | List price $16.00
About: Poignant, raw, and insightful, Jennifer Gilmoreâs third novel is an unforgettable story of love, family, and motherhood.
About: Poignant, raw, and insightful, Jennifer Gilmoreâs third novel is an unforgettable story of love, family, and motherhood.
Library
Large print edition from Center Point Pub (August 1, 2013)
9781611738513 | details & prices | 351 pages | 6.50 × 9.25 × 1.25 in. | 1.14 lbs | List price $35.95
About: Jesse and Ramon are a loving couple, but after years spent unsuccessfully trying to get pregnant, they turn to adoption, relieved to think that once they navigate the bureaucratic path to parenthood they will have a happy ending.
About: Jesse and Ramon are a loving couple, but after years spent unsuccessfully trying to get pregnant, they turn to adoption, relieved to think that once they navigate the bureaucratic path to parenthood they will have a happy ending.
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