Someone Not Really Her Mother

Title: Someone Not Really Her Mother
Author: Harriet Scott Chessman
ISBN: 9780525947936
Publisher: Dutton Adult
Published: 2004
Binding: Hardcover
Language: English
Edition: First Edition
Number of Pages: 176
Condition Note: Clean, unmarked copy with some edge wear. Good binding. Dust jacket included if issued with one. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.
Publisher Description: The captivating story of a contemporary American family, in which three generations of women confront the intricacies of memory, geography, and motherhood, from the lauded author of "Lydia Cassatt Reading the Morning Paper"

As Hannah Pearlas memories of her 1940 escape to England from war-torn France come to the foreground of her consciousness, her memory of her more recent American life, including her relationships with her daughter and granddaughters, is almost erased. Her daughter, Miranda, attempts to bring her mother into the present and the daily activities of family life, yet finds herself instead pulled into Hannahas unresolved past. Mirandaas daughters confront the shadows of history in their own ways. Fiona, content with her life as a new mother, tries to ignore the ghostly presence of Hannahas family, who perished in the war, while Ida clings to Hannahas revelations as if they form a lifeline. Facing the mystery of Hannahas unspoken memories of grief, each woman must ask how well anyone can know the inner life of another person, even of someone one cherishes.