{"product_id":"mis-mother-kate-emerson-forrester-9781662926068","title":"Mis-Mother: Truths About Motherhood Your Mom Never Revealed","description":"\u003cp\u003eMis-Mother: Truths About Motherhood Your Mom Never Revealed is a story of survivorship, love, and imperfect mothering spanning 150 years in one crazy family. Our culture both adulates and irrationally blames mothers, obscuring much of the real maternal experience. This secrecy often leads women and men thunderstruck in early parenthood.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntending to do it \"better\" than our own parents, we find ourselves reliving and re-enacting the experiences of previous generations. Epigenetic research indicates historical trauma, mental illness, addiction, and peculiar coping styles are passed down through both nurture and nature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis was my personal experience as a mother when I suddenly understood why my Irish great-great grandmother was referred to as \"Mad Mary.\" With humor, honesty, and historical references, I share my journey and that of my maternal ancestors from wounded soldiers to devoted warriors.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith universal appeal, everyone will recognize elements of their own story in this powerful and poignant memoir.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kate Emerson Forrester\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1662926065\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781662926068\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Gatekeeper Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/21\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 274\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.77lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.62d","brand":"Kate Emerson Forrester","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48445506191615,"sku":"9781662926068","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d1fc73f4-f315-4eb5-a0c2-ef79c4e45f5e.jpg?v=1777218978","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/mis-mother-kate-emerson-forrester-9781662926068","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}