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product_id: 180302785
title: "MotherKind: A Novel"
brand: "vintage"
price: "HK$269"
currency: HKD
in_stock: true
reviews_count: 5
category: "Book"
url: https://www.desertcart.hk/products/180302785-motherkind-a-novel
store_origin: HK
region: Hong Kong
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# MotherKind: A Novel

**Brand:** vintage
**Price:** HK$269
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

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- **What is this?** MotherKind: A Novel by vintage
- **How much does it cost?** HK$269 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
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## Description

MotherKind: A Novel

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐ 







  
  
    Voices Are Poorly Done but the Story is Welll Written
  

*by P***E on December 15, 2013*









  
  
    Most of the women in this audio sound like children and the children sound like Disney characters.  It is a marvelous piece of writing but the audio leaves much to be desired.
  


### ⭐⭐ 







  
  
    Really struggled through this one
  

*by K***E on January 17, 2020*









  
  
    I had a really hard time with this book and almost gave up on it more than once. While I liked the characters and the scenario well enough, most of the book seemed repetitive and really dragged for me. I feel like the story could have been told in half the time and been better. The author does give us a pretty in depth look at the characters, but in the end, I didn't care much about them or their story.
  


### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 







  
  
    A MEDITATION ON DEATH AND BIRTH AND LIVING
  

*by L***Y on July 24, 2002*









  
  
    I didn't find this novel to be the easiest thing to read that I've picked up in the last few months -- but, that being said, I felt that the beauty of the language compelled me to finish it, once I had begun.Jayne Anne Phillips has taken on a monumental task in writing this book.  She has reduced the events and emotions of life-changing events -- the birth of a child, the agony and ecstasy of breastfeeding, and the at-home hospice care of a dying mother -- into words, onto the printed page.  Her observations and meditations of these events are illuminating and moving.  The seemingly everyday events in the lives of her characters take on a luminosity usually only bestowed by painters on their subjects.  Things we take for granted -- a walk down the street to the market, a confidence shared with a friend, the touch of a mother's hand -- all take on an importance that is magnified.  This magnification is not a falsification -- it is an opportunity for us to realize the importance of small things, an importance too often overlooked in our busy lives.  This novel, then, becomes a study in priorities.I had a hard time getting past the first 100 pages or so -- and I think, in retrospect, I can attribute this to the author's pursuit of the 'mundane' details in everyday living.  When I finally accustomed myself to the style she employed, I was able to relax more, take my time, and relish her creation.As far as other works I've read by Phillips, I must say that I enjoyed her novel SHELTER a bit more -- but her talent is genuine and accomplished, and I look forward to reading other works.Lastly, I have to say that this is a book that should be read by more male readers -- its subject (mother-daughter relations and the birth/breastfeeding experience) might tend to cause it to be classified as 'women's fiction', but that would be doing it a disservice.  It would also cause it to be passed over by men who could use the lessons it teaches in order to allow them to better relate to their female counterparts.  Understanding and empathy can go a long way in strengthening a relationship -- and we could all use a little more understanding, especially between the sexes.
  


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