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An introspective and beautiful dual memoir by the #1 New York Times bestselling novelist and her daughter. Look out for Ann Kidd Taylor's new novel, The Shark Club, which will be published in June 2017. Sue Monk Kidd has touched millions of readers with her novels The Secret Life of Bees and The Mermaid Chair and with her acclaimed nonfiction. In this intimate dual memoir, she and her daughter, Ann, offer distinct perspectives as a fifty-something and a twenty-something, each on a quest to redefine herself and to rediscover each other. Between 1998 and 2000, Sue and Ann travel throughout Greece and France. Sue, coming to grips with aging, caught in a creative vacuum, longing to reconnect with her grown daughter, struggles to enlarge a vision of swarming bees into a novel. Ann, just graduated from college, heartbroken and benumbed by the classic question about what to do with her life, grapples with a painful depression. As this modern-day Demeter and Persephone chronicle the richly symbolic and personal meaning of an array of inspiring figures and sites, they also each give voice to that most protean of connections: the bond of mother and daughter. A wise and involving book about feminine thresholds, spiritual growth, and renewal, Traveling with Pomegranates is both a revealing self-portrait by a beloved author and her daughter, a writer in the making, and a momentous story that will resonate with women everywhere.
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"This was a really enjoyble book. I did this on audio and I know that you can do what you want with your own book,but It makes me a little crazy when people with southern accents read books on audio. Sue Monk Kidd and Ann Kidd Taylor read it. Could someone please tell them that the word is "mirr-or" not "mirr-O" not a big thing I admit but the word came up many times in the course of the book and when she started to read "mirr-o, mirr-o on the walll..." I nearly drove off the road. Southern accents are beautiful, but when you are reading, the director, I assume there's a director, needs to tell you when some of your deliveries are impossible to understand when heard rather than read from a book. That's my only criticism...as I said, I really liked this book!"
— Frances (4 out of 5 stars)
Awards
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Selected for the September 2009 Indie Next List
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A New York Times bestseller
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A Barnes & Noble Recommends Selection
Traveling with Pomegranates Listener Reviews
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" This was a great read. Made me really want to go traveling to Greece and Turkey and France :) One day haha "
— Lea, 2/15/2014 -
" I really enjoyed Dance of the Dissident Daughter. I have not read the secret live of bees yet but think I will like this book so much more when I do. I'm not a big fan of non-fiction but always love hearing how a writer works out the story, untangling their thoughts and onto paper. I will be looking for more books by Anne, I felt like she is only starting to find her writing style and will enjoy watching it grow and evolve. "
— Amanda, 2/9/2014 -
" I picked up "Traveling With Pomegranates" to study the form, which is pretty straightforward. "
— Joanne, 2/9/2014 -
" I liked this book quite a bit until I got about 2/3 of the way through. It was getting a bit long winded and I seriously thought about quitting. The novel is a travel journal written by Sue and Ann, her daughter, about changes - career and life - for each of them. It will be a wonderful memoir for their children to cherish, but I'm not sure it's interesting enough for the rest of us to read. "
— Tina, 2/1/2014 -
" This probably goes without saying, but if you aren't a young woman or approaching 50, this book isn't for you. I enjoyed Ann's segments but couldn't relate to Sue's. Although it was pretty interesting to read about the ideas/formation of The Secret Life of Bees. "
— Karen, 1/23/2014 -
" Another book by Sue Monk Kidd that I could not put down. Her daughter is a splendid emerging writer. I was especially touched by the insightfulness of Kidd's 'coming of age' for the next stage of her life. "
— Pam, 1/15/2014 -
" While I love books about the mother daughter relationship I was disappointed with this book with a boorish attempt at feminism intermingled with menopause. Read Monk Kidd's first book, the secrete life of bees and stop. "
— Linda, 1/2/2014 -
" Not much of interest here "
— Jbsfaculty, 12/22/2013 -
" A great story of mother-daughter bonds and the inspiration from travel... loved her insight into writing The Secret Life of Bees as well. "
— Lizz, 12/5/2013 -
" Interesting mother - daughter theme. Also interesting to hear about the Sue Monk Kidd's inspirations in writing The Secret of Bees. "
— Susan, 9/21/2013 -
" Delicately written. What did I learn? To trust the imaginative ways we listen to ourselves - and to hold it carefully, but lightly. "
— Mary, 2/23/2013 -
" Wonderful travel journals from mother and daughter of their travels together to Greece, Turkey and France. "
— Janice, 2/1/2013 -
" I liked this book but it was not a page-turner. Some of their imagery and references were a little hard to follow. It's a good read about a mother/daughter relationship. "
— Cynthia, 12/14/2011 -
" Good mother-daughter discussion book. Lots about love, loss, and recentering. "
— Judithproller, 10/18/2011 -
" Some of the scenes were admittedly forced but I did find myself longing for Europe, travel, and my own mother, so I appreciate the book for helping me tap into those needs. "
— Erin, 10/9/2011 -
" A very special mother daughter bonding shown throught-out the book. "
— Randi, 9/26/2011 -
" I liked the two voices - but I did think the author was a little self indulgent <br/> "
— Lisa, 5/15/2011 -
" Very enjoyable book with mother/daughter perspectives as they travel through Greece and France, visiting religious and mythological sites. "
— Linda, 5/5/2011 -
" I couldn't really get into it. Read as far as page 74. Maybe one day I will try again. "
— Kimberly, 4/28/2011 -
" I really enjoyed this book at the beginning and could relate and started thinking of several women in my life who it reminded me of. However, it go a little boring, and self-centered about 3/4 of the way through and I found myself just waiting for it to get over. <br/> <br/> "
— Sue, 4/15/2011 -
" Eh. I only finished reading this book so I could be a part of my Book Club discussion. A travel log to Greece and the relationship of Sue Monk Kidd and her daughter. Not so compelling. "
— Jeanette, 4/12/2011 -
" Started out okay, but I got so bored I finally had to quit reading it... "
— Jackie, 4/7/2011 -
" I enjoyed ann's writing style more than her mothers.....felt much more down to earth and sincere. I'd give Ann 4 Stars! "
— Jayne, 4/1/2011
About the Authors
Sue Monk Kidd is the author of the New York Times bestselling
novels The Secret Life of Bees and The Mermaid Chair, the
memoirs Traveling with Pomegranates, which she wrote with her
daughter Ann Kidd Taylor; The Dance of the Dissident Daughter; and When the Heart Waits, and Firstlight,
a collection of her early writings. The Secret Life of Bees has
spent more than 220 weeks on the New York Times bestseller
list and was adapted into an award-winning movie starring Dakota Fanning, Queen
Latifah, Jennifer Hudson, and Alicia Keys. The Mermaid Chair, a #1 New
York Times bestseller, was adapted into a television movie. Both of
her novels have been translated into more than twenty-four languages. The recipient of
numerous literary awards, Sue lives with her husband on an island off the coast
of Florida.
Ann Kidd Taylor is the coauthor of the New York Times bestselling memoir Traveling with Pomegranates. She is a graduate of Columbia College in South Carolina.