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MotherKindJayne Anne Phillips

MotherKind

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"MotherKind is the story of Kate, whose care for her terminally ill mother coincides with the birth of her first child and the early months of a young marriage. She must, in a single year, come to terms with radiant beginnings and profound loss. MotherKind is a delicately layered narrative in which the details of daily life resonate with import and meaning.". "MotherKind immerses us in a very contemporary situation, yet deals with timeless themes. Even as Kate's relationship with her mother embodies her childhood and adolescence in another place, she must decide what "home" is, and how to…

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7 editions
  • Paperback · English · 2001
    Vintage · 304 pages · 9780099288732
  • Audiobook · English · 2000
    Sound Library · 9780792724025
  • Other · English · 2013
    Penguin Random House · 304 pages · 9781446450000
  • Other · English · 2001
    Vintage · 304 pages · 9780375701924
  • Other · English · 2000
    KNOPF. NY 2000 · 9780965002240
  • Other · English · 2000
    Knopf · 295 pages · 9780375401947
FictionTerminally ill parentsMother and childIdentityWomenMothers and daughtersMotherhoodTerminally ill