Het verhaal van drie generaties van Amerikaanse vrouwen in de twintigste eeuw ( )

Mooi portret van drie krachtige vrouwen die ontdekken wat het betekent om moeder en tegelijk ook dochter te zijn en daarbij elk op hun eigen manier belast zijn met hun familiegeschiedenis, hun ervaringen en frustaties. ( )

You know, I’m not a mother, but I am a daughter. And even my mother has begun to send me “Mother’s Day” cards, because although I am 41, divorced and childless, and it appears I will likely never birth a child, she says I am still a “mother” to many in the world and care for many. I'm a mother at heart, if not in function. So I could identify with this book and its characters on many levels.

There was a lot for me to relate to in this book, despite my not having children.

This story was about three generations of women. Grandmother Violet, mother Iris and daughter/granddaughter Sam. I think that Violet as a young girl was my favorite character, although I also loved that of Iris at the end of her life as well.

This book perfectly captured the stereotypical mother-daughter relationship!

My final word: This book was very easy to read, and often stirred my emotions. I would love to try something else by author Rae Meadows, and would recommend this book in a heartbeat! ( )

3 women, 3 generations, 3 lives: How one women's decision impacted generations to come. Written as a narrative by each of the women, the writer takes you back to experience the key events that shaped how each woman's character was formed. Each narrative could (and should have) stood alone as a separate novel in a trilogy (or even four book series). Unfortunately, Ms. Meadows did not take this approach and the reader is left feeling as though there was more to the story. She does, however, cause us to think about who we are and how our decisions shape the future. ( )

Mothers and Daughters follows three generations of women throughout their lives, piecing together the relationships and bouncing between the different stories. I did have some difficulty switching between the characters but that is likely because I was unable to dedicate a lot of time at once to the book and had to read in short time bursts. I have wondered how the story would have read if the author had made this into a three book series and kept each story more separate but still intertwined. really enjoyed this book. ( )