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What My Mother Gave Me: Thirty-one Women On The Gifts That Mattered Most (2013)

by Elizabeth Benedict(Favorite Author)

3.56 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

1616201355 (ISBN13: 9781616201357)

languge

English

genre

Memoir & Autobiography

publisher

Algonquin Books

review 1: I really didn't like this book. It was so depressing. It seemed like all the stories were so sad. I am giving it a 2 though, because there was one story about a cake pan that I really liked and also this was a great book club for us. We really didn't talk about the book other than we agreed it was a depressing collection of stories that we didn't really relate to. BUT we all brought pictures of our mothers and we shared stories about our mom's with each other - great book club discussion.
review 2: Karen Karbo's, White Gloves and Party Manners is one of my favorite chapters. Also, Elizabeth Benedict's story about her flowered scarf and Charlotte Silver's story about her mother the restauranteur. There is even a recipe at the end of that chapter. The collection... more of stories, all written by accomplished writers and authors is a great book for mothers and daughters everywhere and a great way to identify talented female writers. The editor Elizabeth Benedict has inspired daughters to see gifts from their mothers in a new light. I recommend reading it, gifting it and thinking about your own mothers' gifts to you. less

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