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You’re review was posted here on War Though the Generations. LOL
This sounds like a wonderful book. It seems I always enjoy books by male authors who do a very good job writing female characters. I think Richard Russo is such an author. It sounds like George Bishop is too! I believe a male author can do justice to the mother-daughter relationship. I also think that being always on the outside of it looking in, males bring a different and interesting perspective to the mother-daughter relationship.
I would love to win this book. Please enter me in your giveaway!
Thank you for a wonderful review!
~ Amy
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.-= Amy´s last blog ..Book Review, Orange is the New Black =-.
Please disregard my multiple tweets displayed above. None of the tweets I posted yesterday displayed immediately on your blog, so I kept trying to leave a tweet by posting more comments. Upon checking today, I see that they’re all here!
I’m sorry for the trouble. I would delete the extra comments if I could, but I am unable to delete any comments in the WordPress system.
No worries all taken care of. I think its because of the link.
I tweeted: http://twitter.com/saemmerson/status/13752280430
I believe some thoughtful males exist who could do justice to the mother/daughter relationship.
Please enter me in this giveaway!
“Tweet” ~ http://twitter.com/cmh512/status/13702743960.
Thanks, Cindi
I believe that it takes a special kind of man/male to write about the relationship
between a mother and a daughter! His book sounds fabulous…
Many thanks, Cindi
I imagine a lot of people are going to read the book to see if a male author can pull off mother-daughter relationships. Female authors write about male characters all the time and no one every questions their ability to do so. We’ve had some great male authors who have written from the female perspective – the firsgt name to pop in my mind is Wally Lamb.
Think it can be done but not by every male. A rather exceptional male it would have to be.
.-= Mystica´s last blog ..Review – Who Killed Bianca? by Emma Darcy =-.
I think its rather interesting that its written by a male. I would imagine that he did research and wouldn’t of wrote this if he didn’t feel comfortable with his knowledge. I can’t say much more then that since I was raised without a mother so I dont even know what a real mother daughter relationship is like. Either way it sounds like a book I’d love a chance to read.
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In a way, I think a man may be able to do a better job at giving the tumultuous mother-daughter relationship justice. Many men would’ve observed this relationship at some point in their lives, whether it be between their mother and sister or wife and daughter, etc., yet as impartial observers, they would probably have insights that the mother and daughter are not able to see themselves.
I think a good male author could certainly do justice to this relationship. He probably has some female input as well.
Cool premise; I’d totally be into it. No need to enter me, however — the TBR mountains seem to grow faster than shrink.
I’m dropping in to say thanks for the e-mail. I’ve got this posted at Win a Book for you.
.-= Susan Helene Gottfried´s last blog ..Letter to my Daughter =-.
I’m really looking forward to reading this one for the tour. Sounds like it gives you a lot to think about. No need to enter me, but I added the giveaway to my sidebar.
.-= Anna´s last blog ..National Poetry Month Blog Tour: The Girl’s Thoughts on Shel Silverstein =-.
Excellent review, Serena. I love that you found the prose ‘poetic.’ With your deep admiration and knowledge of poetry, that’s saying a lot coming from you!
Thank you so much for being on the tour!
Really enjoyed your review, Serena. I recently won a book from you (just got my copy of the Umrigar book – thank you!) so no need to enter me in the contest but yes, I do think a good writer can make it believable.
Anyway I’m off to put this book on my radar!
.-= iliana´s last blog ..Looking Forward =-.
I’m glad that you received the Umrigar book. I really hope you enjoy it. I really loved that book.
When I started reading the description, I had to go back and check the author again because it seemed odd to me that a male was writing a book about a mom and her daughter’s relationship. If a writer is good, then he can make this work.
It works really well.
Sounds like an interesting read. I was surprised it was written by a man though! : )
.-= Jenners´s last blog ..Week In Review – 5/2/10 =-.
I think you should check it out.
Fantastic review of a wonderful book! No need to enter me.
I really enjoyed this one.