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Book Review of The Good Mother

The Good Mother
The Good Mother
Author: Sue Miller
Genre: Literature & Fiction
Book Type: Paperback
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Helpful Score: 2


One of my favorite books of all time, this made me a lifelong fan of Sue Miller's writing. The story itself is haunting and beautiful, but underneath that, Miller is exploring the expectations of women in our culture: are the roles of devoted mother and sexual persona mutually exclusive?