{"product_id":"lessons-from-my-mothers-life-tam-may-9780998197982","title":"Lessons From My Mother's Life: Post World War II Short Fiction","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHow happy was the 1950s happy housewife?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWomen in post-war America were supposed to have it all: generous husbands with great jobs, comfortable suburban homes with nice yards and two-car garages, and all the latest gadgets to make their housework easier.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe pain and horror of World War II were over. The economy was booming and America was becoming a world leader. American women were to play a role in America's prosperity, the role they were always meant to play: supporting mothers, wives, and daughters. Theirs was a life of ease. They were the fairytale princesses with the happy ending.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe women's magazines told them so. The advertisements for laundry detergent and TV dinners told them so. The doctors who treated their children's colds told them so.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWomen in 1950s America were sold a bill of goods about their purpose in life and their futures. Some bought it and some didn't.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is about the women who didn't.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese are not nostalgic stories about my mother's life or your mother's life. They dig deep into the lives of five fictional characters who knew in the back of their minds that their lives weren't happy and they wanted something more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Fumbling Toward Freedom, Susan reconsiders her plans for an early marriage after visiting an art exhibit one Saturday afternoon.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMother of Mischief tells of Mary, cast in a maternal role since childhood, who discovers her true worth after a tragic episode in her loveless marriage brings her past to light.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe story Soul Destinations is about Joan's encounter with a has-been musician on a train which launches her soul's journey.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Devoted, Rachel's Aunt Amelia teaches her about the consequences of losing her identity when a woman takes her role as caretaker too seriously.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd, finally, there is Two Sides of Life, a story based on a true incident in the author's mother's life. Leanne's unexpected bond with the wife of her husband's lab assistant shows her the true meaning of life just at the dawn of the women's movement.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFive stories. Five women. Five roads that will lead to self-identity and fulfillment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese are not true stories about my mother. But they could be. They could be stories about your mother or your grandmother or even your great-grandmother. They are stories about the women many of us know.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePurchase \u003cem\u003eLessons From My Mother's Life\u003c\/em\u003e today and walk in the shoes of five American women struggling with what Betty Friedan called \"The Problem That Has No Name.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat reviewers are saying: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Smart, interesting and down-to-earth, these are stories that are close to the heart of every woman either because they lived through something similar, or because, as the title says, our mothers did.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Great short stories that really do speak to what women had to face mid 20th century.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I know my mother absolutely could have personally dealt with some of the experiences described in the book!\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis book also includes an Author's Note and a bonus chapter from\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eThe Specter, the first book of the author's Gilded Age saga, the Waxwood Series.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tam May\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 099819798X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780998197982\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dreambook Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/29\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 184\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.47lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.42d","brand":"Tam May","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48621825196287,"sku":"9780998197982","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/lessons-from-my-mothers-life-tam-may-9780998197982","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}