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MotherKind
Jayne Anne Phillips
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A deeply moving novel about hopeful beginnings and profound endings - from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Night Watch
'A brilliant writer, utterly original and with an astonishing range' IAN McEWAN
'Phillips combines extraordinary perception with extraordinary versatility and power' MARGARET ATWOOD
'Shimmering prose, fierce realism and probing meditativeness' SUNDAY TELEGRAPH
'The beauty and originality of MotherKind are undeniable' TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT
One summer's day, 30-year-old Kate flies to her Appalachian hometown to tell her mother she is pregnant. But when she arrives, her mother reveals that she doesn't have long to live.
Kate is suddenly thrust into roles of enormous responsibility, caring for both her child and her terminally ill mother. In the same year that she watches her newborn grow, Kate witnesses the gradual disappearance of a woman who has been her best friend and mentor her entire life, and is forced to reckon with devastating loss alongside a joyful new beginning.
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Praise for MotherKind
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A brilliant writer, utterly original and with an astonishing range - Ian McEwanJayne Anne Phillips combines extraordinary perception with extraordinary versatility and power - Margaret AtwoodNo number of books read or films seen can deaden one to the intimate act of art by which this wonderful young writer has penetrated the definitive experience of her generation - Nadine GordimerDelicate compassion and hard-edged honesty... MotherKind is further proof of an extraordinary ability to reflect the texture of real life - Washington Post Book WorldThe beauty and originality of MotherKind are undeniable... Phillips illuminates, with precision and sensitivity, fundamental aspects of all mother-daughter relations - Times Literary SupplementThis book, both technically and impressive and deeply moving, is the best so far by one of America's finest novelists... With its shimmering prose, fierce realism, and probing meditativeness, it confirms Jayne Anne Phillips' importance in contemporary fiction - Sunday Telegraph
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