{"product_id":"other-peoples-mothers-9780813081144","title":"Other People's Mothers","description":"\u003cb\u003eA nostalgic and poignant coming-of-age\u003cbr\u003estory told through one young woman's relationships with the mother figures in\u003cbr\u003eher life\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRelationships\u003cbr\u003ebetween mothers and daughters can often be complicated and fraught. Even in the\u003cbr\u003ebest of circumstances, many of us may have grown up curious about the mothers\u003cbr\u003eof our friends--looking to them, learning from them (for better or for worse), and\u003cbr\u003ewondering what it would be like to be a part of their families. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eOther\u003cbr\u003ePeople's Mothers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eis a collection of interconnected, autobiographical essays that explore the\u003cbr\u003erelationship between a daughter, her mother, and the other mothers present in\u003cbr\u003etheir lives. In this coming-of-age memoir, Julie Marie Wade traces a nexus of\u003cbr\u003efemale influences on her formative years in the '80s and '90s.\u003cbr\u003eThrough words and actions, the women around her communicate powerful and often\u003cbr\u003econtradictory messages about class, religion, education, and morality, holding\u003cbr\u003eenormous power over Wade's journey toward adulthood.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn\u003cbr\u003eexpanding her exploration of motherhood and daughterhood to include these \"other\u003cbr\u003emothers,\" Wade takes a new and surprising kaleidoscopic approach to her\u003cbr\u003eportrayals of family life. This book reveals a young woman in the late twentieth\u003cbr\u003ecentury grappling with gendered expectations, beauty and body ideals, and\u003cbr\u003ecomplex messages about who she is permitted--or destined--to become.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWade, Julie Marie:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Julie Marie Wade is the author of many collections of poetry and prose, including \u003ci\u003eThe Mary Years\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eOtherwise: Essays\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eJust an Ordinary Woman Breathing\u003c\/i\u003e. Wade is a winner of the Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Memoir and grants from the Kentucky Arts Council and the Barbara Deming Memorial Fund. She is professor of English and creative writing at Florida International University.","brand":"University Press of Florida","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51589679382802,"sku":"9780813081144","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_dc668848-6e2f-4e12-85b8-230b90029483.jpg?v=1756801064","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/other-peoples-mothers-9780813081144","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}