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When I Married My Mother: A Daughter's Search For What Really Matters - And How She Found It Caring For Mama Jo (2013)

by Jo Maeder(Favorite Author)
4.06 of 5 Votes: 4
ISBN
0985548215 (ISBN13: 9780985548216)
languge
English
publisher
Vivant Press
review 1: Jo Maeder writes about mother/daughter relationship in the final years of the mother's life. Her story is a reconnect of two people who did not have a synchronized relationship to begin with. She spins the journey in a positive manner as the months go by. However, the story did not always flow coherently for me in a technical sense. Every experience had a monetary stairwell, but somehow somewhere the thousands of dollars appeared to cover the deficiencies. Neither did I know how to synchronize the new found religious experience of her brother to the relativity of the story nor the ongoing search of the daughter for a man.
review 2: When I first started this book, I thought it was going to be a depressing read that'll require breaks every now and then to bright
... moreen the mood. However, this is an engrossing, happy and loving story that I couldn't set down until I finished. It definitely makes you reflect on your family and wonder if there'll come a day when you have the chance to make amends and get to know each other once again. less
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o14657
I'd recommend this especially to anyone who is taking care of an elderly parent.
yell112715
Wonderful book, I also fell in love with Mama Jo. It was hard not to.
KateLow
A very good, compelling memoir of caring for an aging mother.
lilvietsoul
difficult read. poignant.
Judy
Very touching.
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