Like Mother, Like Mother: A Novel

ISBN: 0525512519

Author: Rieger, Susan

Condition: New

An enthralling novel about three generations of strong-willed women, unknowingly shaped by the secrets buried in their familys past.What a delight! Like Mother, Like Mother is sharp, fun, and witty.-Ann Napolitano, bestselling author of Hello BeautifulA sprawling family saga, briskly told with the lightest of touches and an often-surprising sense of humor.-Rumaan Alam, bestselling author of Leave the World BehindA VOGUE BEST BOOK OF THE YEARDetroit, 1960. Lila Pereira is two years old when her angry, abusive father has her mother committed to an asylum. Lila never sees her mother again. Three decades later, having mustered everything she has-brains, charm, talent, blond hair-Lila rises to the pinnacle of American media as the powerful, brilliant executive editor of The Washington Globe. Lila unapologetically prioritizes her career, leaving the rearing of her daughters to her generous husband, Joe. He doesnt mind-until he does.But Grace, their youngest daughter, feels abandoned. She wishes her mother would attend PTA meetings, not White House correspondents dinners. As she grows up, she cannot shake her resentment. She wants out from under Lilas shadow, yet the more she resists, the more Lila seems to shape her life. Grace becomes a successful reporter, even publishing a bestselling book about her mother. In the process of writing it, she realizes how little she knows about her own family. Did Lilas mother, Graces grandmother, die in that asylum? Is refusal to look back the only way to create a future? How can you ever be yourself, Grace wonders, if you dont know where you came from?Spanning generations, and populated by complex, unforgettable characters, Like Mother, Like Mother is an exhilarating, portrait of family, marriage, ambition, power, the stories we inherit, and the lies we tell to become the people we believe were meant to be.