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Mother Country

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Mother Country

By: Etaf Rum
Narrated by: Ariana Delawari
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About this listen

A young Palestinian American woman comes to terms with the lessons imparted by her mother in an evocative story about sacrifice, resilience, and reinvention by the New York Times bestselling author of A Woman Is No Man.

A daughter and mother: two women miles, years, and dreams apart. One defies traditions and expectations. The other conforms to them, even in a new land. Their emotional distance grows while the daughter, now a wife and mother herself, comes to better understand the woman she’s become and why, as she ruminates on inherited trauma, the need to forgive, and the lengths she’ll go to free herself from the past.

Etaf Rum’s Mother Country is part of Good Intentions, a riveting collection of stories about the instincts, fears, and fierce love inherent in motherhood from award-winning, bestselling authors. Read or listen to each in a single sitting.

©2023 Etaf Rum. (P)2023 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved. Coming of Age Family Life Fiction Genre Fiction Women's Fiction

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This story tells of generational issues between a young second generation Palestinian-American daughter and her mother. Also her mother-in-law. She is trying to find herself within her own marriage and as a new mother. The expectations placed on her do not suit. It’s thought-provoking. The end seems rushed and inconclusive.

Generational Expectations

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Did not feel like a fiction book but a reality even in today’s times. The relationship between mother and daughter so well portrayed

Heartbreaking

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A strong short story of the role and place and heart of women in Palestinian culture

Interesting listen

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