Name: Not Becoming My Mother
ISBN: 9781594202162

Ruth Reichl

Reflects on the author's mother, focusing on her early life as a bookstore owner and housewife and the diaries she kept which had been retrieved by her daughter after her death.

And Other Things She Taught Me Along the Way

Not Becoming My Mother

Jeannette Ordas

I read this book one hour into my 4 hour flight. Luckily I had 3 other books in my carry-on bag. While this book is a quick, short read, it was also timely (a visit to my own mom). Her mom memories helped to comfort my own and put a few things into perspective.

Not Becoming My Mother And Other Things She Taught Me Along the Way