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Have Mother, Will Travel: A Mother and Daughter Discover Themselves, Each Other, and the World Audiobook
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Glamour magazine called Come Back, the first nonfiction collaboration by Claire and Mia Fontaine, the “best mother-daughter memoir,” while the New York Times Book Review praised it as, “a testament to the power of the love.” The Fontaines are back with Have Mother, Will Travel, a beautiful, thoughtful, insightful, inspiring book that brilliantly captures the changing relationship between a mother and her adult daughter. Seen within the context of an unforgettable round-the-world adventure, the emotional milestones reached and the new understandings and appreciations achieved will warm the heart and nourish the soul—an extraordinary journey that should not be missed by armchair travelers and by mothers and daughters everywhere.
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"Despite the fact that I never understand how people have the money and time to drop out of their lives to travel for months, I truly enjoyed this book. Claire's fierce mothering style, the description of mother-daughter conflict and interaction, the travelogue, and the cross-cultural child rearing/lifestyle comparisons made this a very satisfying book for me."
— Donna (5 out of 5 stars)
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" Just couldn't get past the first 30 pages. Didn't feel much for the mother daughter pair unfortunately. "
— geri, 2/3/2014 -
" Life is too short... "
— Paige, 1/3/2014 -
" I love travel memoirs and this was no exception. I appreciate that each woman wrote with their own voice, personality and point of view (in their first memoir and this one). "
— Heidi, 12/25/2013 -
" I don't like reading in italics and I just got bored with the writing. I might have finished it eventually, but it was due back at the library. "
— Mandy, 12/18/2013 -
" Much more than a travel book. i enjoyed the wit and humor as much as the insight into the enigmatic mother-daughter relationship. This is a book I will gift my mother and save for my daughters to read some day. "
— Aida, 12/11/2013 -
" This was a great story about mother-daughter relationships and how it changes through the years. I thought of my own daughter & mother several times while reading it. "
— Tammy, 12/7/2013 -
" This book was more relational than travel; I thought it okay. "
— Wilma, 7/23/2013 -
" I really enjoyed this book...it hit so many notes that were familiar to me as a Mother of a daughter and as a woman of a "certain age". I've recommended it to friends who have daughters and to my daughter as well. "
— Lucy, 7/19/2013 -
" I did enjoy their travel narratives and interactions best of all. "
— Harvee, 7/8/2013 -
" A Mother and Daughter's Journey I did not read the first book so I may have missed a bit of the dynamics of this relationship/ A decade later, the mother-daughter thing gets renewed through a 6-month,vacation. They combined themselves and the places they visit for an entertaining story. "
— Robin, 6/25/2013 -
" A must read for mothers and daughters alike. While I did not read their first book, I thoroughly enjoyed this one. "
— Amanda, 2/9/2013 -
" Read this book, then give it to your mom. Be prepared to cry, to laugh, and to explore the intensity and beauty of mother/daughter relationships. There were so many moments that moved me when I was reading this amazing memoir! "
— Lindsey, 8/21/2012
About the Authors
Claire Fontaine worked as a screenwriter with award-winning directors and producers for several years, until she came home one cold January night to find her daughter, Mia, missing. Her life changed in an instant, both personally and professionally. After she and Mia healed their once-shattered relationship, Claire turned her focus to sharing what they learned from their experience. Three years later, Come Back was published. She and Mia are popular public speakers, sharing their story as well as addressing topics such as triumph over adversity, the mother/daughter relationship, and substance abuse.