I just love a well done personal essay, don't you? So, when I came across this title, and saw it contained thirty-one personal essays from well known authors on the greatest gifts their Mother's gave them; I just knew I had to read it, and I'm glad I did. Some of the essays were heart-breaking, so...
I was a little nervous that What My Mother Gave Me would be a simplistic, feel-good collection of daughters' memories of their mothers, where every story is perfect and happy. I was relieved to discover that the book is much deeper and more authentic than that. This collection of essays portrays the...