Every Mother Is a Daughter

Anna Fields and Carrington MacDuffie capture the rapport, love, frustrations, and gentle teasing between mother and daughter as they read this memoir by Perri Klass and her mother, Sheila Solomon Klass. The two women share their very different perspectives on each other, housework, child-rearing, and money, even as they travel the world and reflect on life with Sheila's late husband, who was an anthropologist. Both Klass women are accomplished writers who bring an engaging and conversational style to this humorous and heartwarming memoir. Fields and MacDuffie are the perfect combination to highlight this style. The outstanding performance by the two women brings this well-written account of a unique family vividly to life. H.L.S. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award (c) AudioFile 2007, Portland, Maine

November 15, 2006
The mother-daughter bond is at the center of the story of Sheila, a noted writer and English professor, and Perri, a noted writer and medical doctor. Listeners will enjoy hearing about each woman's childhood: Sheila's emotionally absent parents discouraged her dreams; Perri had open, nurturing parents at a time when it was uncool to have their support. They talk about how their childhoods shaped them and about their lives as daughters and as mothers, with Perri discussing her experience raising three children to young adulthood. They note their differences, with Sheila finding frustration with Perri's less-than-perfect cleaning style. Both mothers and daughters will enjoy listening to this book and knowing that these women love each other deeply and want the other to be happy, especially as Sheila deals with the loss of her beloved husband and her eyesight. Anna Fields and Carrington MacDuffie do a fine reading job; for all public libraries."Danna Bell-Russel, Library of Congress"

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