The Mothers
by:
Brit Bennett (author)
A dazzling debut novel from an exciting new voice, The Mothers is a surprising story about young love, a big secret in a small community—and the things that ultimately haunt us most. Set within a contemporary black community in Southern California, Brit Bennett's mesmerizing first novel is an...
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A dazzling debut novel from an exciting new voice, The Mothers is a surprising story about young love, a big secret in a small community—and the things that ultimately haunt us most. Set within a contemporary black community in Southern California, Brit Bennett's mesmerizing first novel is an emotionally perceptive story about community, love, and ambition. It begins with
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Format: Audiobook
ISBN:
9780735288263 (0735288267)
Publisher: Penguin Audio
Pages no: 10
Edition language: English
I’ve been doing research for my upcoming novel, the good kind that means I can read a load of books (guilt free!) that concern the topic I’m going to write about. My novels going to have a sub-plot concerning the recent referendum that just took place in the south of Ireland, namely about repealing ...
I read this a few weeks ago, and it's sticking with me. I think about the characters often, and I really wish I'd have read it with a group so I could refer to it and not get weird faces pulled in return. Brit Bennett must be a very wise old soul in a young woman's body. (She was apparently 25 when ...
This book was exquisite. Another debut author-the debut talent I've read this year seems unbelievable!
This book deals with a lot of deep issues: parent and child relationships, suicide, religion, anti-abortion vs. prochoice, are some of the main points. It follows a small group and tells how they feel about everything. It's interesting and many will love it. I didn't connect with it as well as I ...
The Mothers by Brit Bennet, as the title might suggest, is a book all about motherhood. The book begins with a suicide and an unwanted pregnancy and continues until the young people involved are in their thirties. Unfortunately, time passes, but the characters seem not to evolve. I keep waiting for ...
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