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Every Mother Is a Daughter: The Neverending Quest for Success, Inner Peace, and a Really Clean Kitchen Audiobook
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Oh no, I’m turning into my mother! Every woman is familiar with the poignant, funny, baffling, or horrifying echoes that resonate at that moment when she first hears her own mother’s voice coming out of her mouth. But this moment of recognition is more than ironic: it’s at the root of how we see ourselves, and how we plot and follow the arc that goes from childhood to motherhood.
Together, Perri Klass and her mother, Sheila Solomon Klass, cover more than seven decades of daughterhood and motherhood. And although they grew up in dramatically different circumstances, they find that their lives have been shaped in strangely similar ways. In Every Mother is a Daughter, Perri and Sheila tell their mother-daughter story, looking honestly at their own lives and at each other, with different perspectives, unique voices, and powerful insight, in the first co-written mother-daughter memoir.
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"I really liked this book - not a story exactly, but many vignettes from the perspective of mother and daughter. I related to Perri, because she is a pediatrician balancing career and children, BUT I LOVED her mother's writing style. Especially liked the ending - their journey together to India. "
— Tbellone (4 out of 5 stars)
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“Anna Fields and Carrington MacDuffie…are the perfect combination to highlight this style. The outstanding performance by the two women brings this well written account of a unique family vividly to life. Winner of the AudioFile Earphones Award.”
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“Readers will appreciate the honesty between the pair…The mother-daughter duo triumph over hectic schedules and physical distance through their love of writing and travel…This is a treasure for any generation.”
— Publishers Weekly
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Winner of an AudioFile Earphones Award
Every Mother Is a Daughter Listener Reviews
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" Bleh! I did nopt like this book. Maybe if I had a remotely good relationship with my mom this book would have been readable. But, it was just too "Oh look my mom and me are best friends" for me. "
— Michelle, 10/25/2013 -
" Loved it so much, I had my mom read it! "
— Kendra, 10/10/2013 -
" Mother and daughter constantly compare and compete in the world. A bit of a sleeper for me. "
— Noel, 7/31/2013 -
" This is a very personal account written by both the mother and the daughter about their relationship and the events they shared or learned from family lore. While the stories are unique to them the themesd and issues are universal. It will make you think, laugh, cry. "
— Rilla, 5/10/2013 -
" I really liked this book - not a story exactly, but many vignettes from the perspective of mother and daughter. I related to Perri, because she is a pediatrician balancing career and children, BUT I LOVED her mother's writing style. Especially liked the ending - their journey together to India. "
— Tbellone, 4/7/2013 -
" Kind of campy. I learned lessons from the mother's point of view, less impressed with the daughter. And the recipes were disasters! "
— Kelly, 3/20/2013 -
" Great tale of mother daughter interactions. Klass is a beautiful writer. "
— twahl, 3/13/2013 -
" An interesting dual memoir by a mother and daughter, each giving her own point of view on common history. Both women came across as intelligent and likeble. "
— Beverly, 2/17/2013 -
" Even has a middle grade connection-- Sheila Solomon Klass is a middle grade author, as is her son, David. "
— Karen, 8/28/2012 -
" Read this years ago and loved it! Great life chronicle of a relationship between a mother and her daughter and how those lessons were transferred to the daughter's children. Don't have any children, but thought this offered some really good lessons for when I do. "
— Tara, 4/8/2012 -
" The clean kitchen lured me in but alas it's just a journal of a mother and daughter and their different perspectives on their interactions. Yaaaaawn. To be fair I only read about half. "
— Nora, 3/9/2012 -
" Very good and humerous. A mother and daughter writing about their life together adn teravels. Looking at life from both sets of eyes. "
— Nanette, 12/14/2011 -
" I really couldn't stand the daughter's portion of the book, I found her slightly irritating. Loved the mother's sections. I enjoyed a new perspective on some things and couldn't help but think about my mom and our relationship "
— Despain, 11/10/2011 -
" This isn't quite what I expected. It started out with interesting stories but I am having a hard time finishing it, because it has gotten bland. "
— Jeni, 6/10/2011 -
" Didn't really finish this. I just found it a little too "something". I'm not sure what the right word is - sort of too "New York intellectual". I just couldn't relate. "
— Kim, 4/11/2011 -
" A mother and daughter reflecting on each other. I always like to read about "real life," maybe it's my nosy side. "
— Joshlyn, 3/3/2011 -
" I really couldn't stand the daughter's portion of the book, I found her slightly irritating. Loved the mother's sections. I enjoyed a new perspective on some things and couldn't help but think about my mom and our relationship "
— Despain, 2/24/2011 -
" The clean kitchen lured me in but alas it's just a journal of a mother and daughter and their different perspectives on their interactions. Yaaaaawn. To be fair I only read about half. "
— Nora, 5/6/2010 -
" Very good and humerous. A mother and daughter writing about their life together adn teravels. Looking at life from both sets of eyes. "
— Nanette, 2/17/2010 -
" An interesting dual memoir by a mother and daughter, each giving her own point of view on common history. Both women came across as intelligent and likeble. "
— Beverly, 4/3/2009 -
" I enjoyed this book. Although I'm Perri's age or just a little younger, I sided with Sheila on most of their issues! <br/> <br/>PS: LOVED INDIA and the TAJ Mahal experience! "
— Tammy, 2/25/2009 -
" A mother and daughter reflecting on each other. I always like to read about "real life," maybe it's my nosy side. "
— Joshlyn, 9/20/2008 -
" Read this years ago and loved it! Great life chronicle of a relationship between a mother and her daughter and how those lessons were transferred to the daughter's children. Don't have any children, but thought this offered some really good lessons for when I do. "
— Tara, 6/2/2008 -
" This is a very personal account written by both the mother and the daughter about their relationship and the events they shared or learned from family lore. While the stories are unique to them the themesd and issues are universal. It will make you think, laugh, cry. "
— Rilla, 4/30/2008 -
" Bleh! I did nopt like this book. Maybe if I had a remotely good relationship with my mom this book would have been readable. But, it was just too "Oh look my mom and me are best friends" for me. "
— Michelle, 4/22/2008 -
" Kind of campy. I learned lessons from the mother's point of view, less impressed with the daughter. And the recipes were disasters! "
— Kelly, 8/24/2007 -
" Great tale of mother daughter interactions. Klass is a beautiful writer. "
— twahl, 2/24/2007
About the Authors
Perri Klass, the award–winning author of several books, is a professor of journalism and pediatrics at New York University, codirector of NYU Florence, and national medical director of Reach Out and Read. She writes the weekly column “The Checkup” for the New York Times.is a practicing pediatrician and an award-winning author of several books. She is the medical director of the national program Reach Out and Read, dedicated to promoting literacy as part of pediatric primary care. She lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Sheila Solomon Klass is the author of numerous novels, including In a Cold Open Field and a memoir, Every Mother is a Daughter. She recently retired from her position as an English professor at Manhattan Community College, CUNY and lives in New York City.
About the Narrators
Kate Fleming (a.k.a. Anna Fields) (1965–2006), winner of more than a dozen Earphones Awards and the prestigious Audie Award in 2004, was one of the most respected narrators in the industry. Trained at the Actors Theatre of Louisville, she was also a director, producer, and technician at her own studio, Cedar House Audio.
Carrington MacDuffie is a voice actor and recording artist who has narrated over two hundred audiobooks, received numerous AudioFile Earphones Awards, and has been a frequent finalist for the Audie Award, including for her original audiobook, Many Things Invisible. Alongside her narration work, she has released a new album of original songs, Only an Angel.