29 Best Motherhood Books
Motherhood is a popular category for many book lovers. Our team at Speechify has curated a list of the top Motherhood audiobooks everyone must read.
See the top 29 Motherhood audiobooks below.
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Forever Boy
- By: Kate Swenson
- Narrator: Kate Swenson
- Length: 9 hours 26 minutes
- Publisher: Harlequin Audio
- Publish date: April 05, 2022
- Language: English
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4.67(1213 ratings)
4.67(1213 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0027.99 USDNATIONAL BESTSELLER With her popular blog, Finding Cooper’s Voice, Kate Swenson has provided hope and comfort for hundreds of thousands of parents of children with Autism. Now, Kate shares her inspiring story in this powerful memoir aboutNATIONAL BESTSELLER
With her popular blog, Finding Cooper’s Voice, Kate Swenson has provided hope and comfort for hundreds of thousands of parents of children with Autism. Now, Kate shares her inspiring story in this powerful memoir about motherhood and unconditional love
When Kate Swenson’s son Cooper was diagnosed with severe, nonverbal autism, her world stopped. She had always dreamed of having the perfect family life. She hadn’t signed up for life as a mother raising a child with a disability.
At first, Kate experienced the grief of broken dreams. Then she felt the frustration and exhaustion of having to fight for your child in a world that is stacked against them. But through hard work, resilience and personal growth, she would come to learn that Cooper wasn’t the one who needed to change. She was. And it was this transformation that led Kate to acceptance–and ultimately joy. In Forever Boy, Kate shares her inspiring journey with honesty and compassion, offering solace and hope to others on this path and illuminating the strength and perseverance of mothers.
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A Is for Advice (The Reassuring Kind)
- By: Ilana Stanger-Ross
- Narrator: Ann Marie Gideon
- Length: 1 hours 45 minutes
- Publisher: HarperAudio
- Publish date: March 26, 2019
- Language: English
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4.55(95 ratings)
4.55(95 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0014.99 USDPractical, reassuring, and beautifully written, A is for Advice provides a brief and compelling reflection on pregnancy, birth, and the early postpartum period for expectant mothers of all kinds–whether you prefer a water birth at home or aPractical, reassuring, and beautifully written, A is for Advice provides a brief and compelling reflection on pregnancy, birth, and the early postpartum period for expectant mothers of all kinds–whether you prefer a water birth at home or a scheduled C-section in a hospital, whether you believe in painkillers or an all-natural labor, breast milk or formula, this book speaks to you and your pregancy. Written in the approachable and friendly tone of a best-friend blogger but informed by the insight of a Registered Midwife, A is for Advice seeks to comfort and inspire, providing realistic and soothing advice at a time when most women desperately seek out information.
Through 26 lesson/letters of the alphabet (C is for Control; F is for Fear; W is for Water), A is for Advice offers practical and emotional insights into the often overwhelming transition to motherhood. Using a combination of humor, story-telling, research distillation, and personal reflection, A is for Advice speaks to concerns common to all women as they approach birth and motherhood. Eschewing the “birth wars” for a women-centered, feminist perspective, A is for Advice does not argue for any one type of birth experience, but rather empowers each woman to be her own advocate. If the book could be summed up in one line it would be, simply, “be gentle with yourself.” Read it cover-to-cover or in the short bursts available to an expecting mom (each letter stands alone), this book offers a compelling call for well-informed, judgment-free, and forgiving birthing and mothering and is the ultimate babyshower gift for your best friend, sister, or daughter.
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Mother to Son
- By: Jasmine L. Holmes
- Narrator: Robin Eller
- Length: 4 hours 27 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2020
- Language: English
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4.54(950 ratings)
4.54(950 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0014.95 USD“Wynn is my son. No little boy could be more loved by his parents. Inquisitive, fiercely affectionate, staunchly opinionated, he sees the world through eyes of wonder and has yet to become jaded by society’s cruelty. I know he’ll“Wynn is my son. No little boy could be more loved by his parents. Inquisitive, fiercely affectionate, staunchly opinionated, he sees the world through eyes of wonder and has yet to become jaded by society’s cruelty. I know he’ll grow up with stories of having been made to feel ‘other’ because of the color of his skin. I want to teach him that, though life’s unfair, he still has incomparable value in the eyes of his heavenly Father. I know this wondrous little person has the potential to change the world–and I want him to know it too.”
In Mother to Son, Jasmine Holmes shares a series of powerful letters to her young son. These are about her journey as an African American Christian, and what she wants her son to know as he grows and approaches the world as a black man. Holmes deals head-on with issues ranging from discipleship and marriage to biblical justice. She invites us to read over her shoulder as she reminds Wynn that his identity is firmly planted in the person and work of Jesus Christ, even when the topic is one as emotionally charged as race in America.
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He Hears Her Voice
- By: Candy L. Marballi
- Narrator: Candy L. Marballi
- Length: 4 hours 15 minutes
- Publisher: Hachette Audio
- Publish date: April 05, 2022
- Language: English
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4.5(2 ratings)
4.5(2 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0018.99 USDDiscover a simple approach to prayer with this useful guide and see how it gives you the power to transform your life. Candy Marballi discovered that declaring the promises of God through prayer led to untold blessings and opportunities. One prayerDiscover a simple approach to prayer with this useful guide and see how it gives you the power to transform your life.
Candy Marballi discovered that declaring the promises of God through prayer led to untold blessings and opportunities. One prayer comprised of ten themes (grace, love, compassion, repentance, worship, commitment, dependence, influence, discipleship, and authority) will refresh your prayer-life. He Hears Her Voice is a prayer strategy that offers proven steps to guide you to a richer relationship with God. Filled with vivid personal stories, meditative scripture, beautiful hymns, and meaningful prayers, this devotional provides a grounding worship experience. He Hears Her Voice will change the way we pray–and equip a generation of women to live boldly in their faith.
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Divorce Care
- By: Steve Grissom
- Narrator: Steve Grissom
- Length: 12 hours 54 minutes
- Publisher: Thomas Nelson
- Publish date: July 26, 2022
- Language: English
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4.45(71 ratings)
4.45(71 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0031.99 USDThere is joy, strength, and healing available to you in the midst of separation or divorce. Things may look bleak right now. Your world is a mix of shock, anger, hurt, and hopelessness. Many of the people around you don’t understand the depthThere is joy, strength, and healing available to you in the midst of separation or divorce.
Things may look bleak right now. Your world is a mix of shock, anger, hurt, and hopelessness. Many of the people around you don’t understand the depth of your pain or the complexity of the challenges you face. You feel rejected, betrayed, and exhausted. You wonder if the pain will ever end. But recovery from separation and divorce is possible.
In this 365-day devotional, you will meet men and women who have come through the darkness of separation and divorce and who now walk in the bright hope of God’s love and healing. You will be encouraged and inspired by some of today’s most respected and well-known Christian leaders and psychologists, including Kay Arthur, Dr. Tim Clinton, H. Norman Wright, and Dr. Tony Evans. The daily readings and heartfelt prayers in Divorce Care affirm God’s love for you. You’ll discover that the divorce process can be a powerful catalyst for good in your life, transforming deep loss into meaningful growth with God.
“Divorce Care is the finest material . . . it will provide help, hope, and healing for your life and family.” — Dr. Dennis Rainey, President, FamilyLife(tm)
“Divorce Care is a wonderful combination of wise advice and assurances that God still loves you.” — Dr. Tim Clinton, President, American Association of Christian Counselors (AACC)
“This devotional encourages, inspires, and brings hope to healing hearts. Daily you will be reminded that you are loved, cared for, and can face life with a renewed confidence that comes only from God.” — Dr. Linda Mintle, Author of Divorce Proofing Your Marriage and Breaking Free from Anger and Unforgiveness
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Aura
- By: Hillary Leftwich
- Narrator: Hillary Leftwich
- Length: 6 hours 35 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2022
- Language: English
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4.44(15 ratings)
4.44(15 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0016.95 USDAura is more than a memoir–it’s a spell book for survival, a powerful promise from mother to son, and an intimate examination of power, spirituality, and the abuse of both. Hillary Leftwich weaves together the stories of her life toAura is more than a memoir–it’s a spell book for survival, a powerful promise from mother to son, and an intimate examination of power, spirituality, and the abuse of both.
Hillary Leftwich weaves together the stories of her life to create startlingly raw memories that are both personal and profoundly universal. She explores the devastating impact of patriarchy in her own life while searching for answers in witchcraft, womanhood, and motherhood. Urgently portrayed and deeply felt, Aura is a complex tapestry of letters, spells, and memories. Her story is a vivid confrontation against an unforgiving world that traps women and children in the systems meant to save them. This is a story for seekers, searchers, and anyone in the process of saving themselves and their loved ones.
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Exceptional You!
- By: Victoria Osteen
- Narrator: Victoria Osteen
- Length: 5 hours 57 minutes
- Publisher: Hachette Audio
- Publish date: April 02, 2019
- Language: English
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4.4(150 ratings)
4.4(150 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0024.98 USDBecome the exceptional person God has called you to be with these seven practices for living a fulfilled and plentiful life from Lakewood Church co-pastor and bestselling author Victoria Osteen. In her latest book, Exceptional You! Victoria OsteenBecome the exceptional person God has called you to be with these seven practices for living a fulfilled and plentiful life from Lakewood Church co-pastor and bestselling author Victoria Osteen.
In her latest book, Exceptional You! Victoria Osteen shares seven ways to become the exceptional person God has called you to be. She says, “If you’re going reach your highest potential in life, you’re going to have to develop the ability to see beyond where you are right now.”
Through empowering, uplifting stories and biblical teachings, Victoria will encourage you to set your mind and intent towards the important things in life with seven exceptional practices:
- Keep your memory box full of encouragement
- Lift up your eyes
- Know that you are chosen
- Love well
- Keep your accounts short
- Live in your space of gratitude
- Start your day off right
Live encouraged, live empowered, and live intentional, and see the new and exciting things God has in store for you.
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Dear Mother
- By: Bunmi Laditan
- Narrator: Bahni Turpin
- Length: 1 hours 4 minutes
- Publisher: Harlequin Audio
- Publish date: April 02, 2019
- Language: English
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4.36(550 ratings)
4.36(550 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.008.99 USDThe first collection of poetry from Bunmi Laditan, bestselling author of Confessions of a Domestic Failure and creator of The Honest Toddler, capturing the honesty, rawness, sheer joy and total madness of motherhood. With the compassion and wit thatThe first collection of poetry from Bunmi Laditan, bestselling author of Confessions of a Domestic Failure and creator of The Honest Toddler, capturing the honesty, rawness, sheer joy and total madness of motherhood. With the compassion and wit that have made her a social media sensation among mothers around the world, Bunmi Laditan puts into evocative and relatable words what so many of us feel but can’t quite express. For mothers who love their children with a fiery fierceness but know what it is to feel crushed at the end of those long days, Dear Mother is like a warm hug that says, “I get it.”
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A Treasury of Miracles for Women
- By: Karen Kingsbury
- Narrator: Karen Kingsbury
- Length: 4 hours 8 minutes
- Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc.
- Publish date: March 02, 2012
- Language: English
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4.35(251 ratings)
4.35(251 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0012.99 USDUSA Today and New York Times bestselling author Karen Kingsbury is beloved across the nation for her moving tales of faith and redemption. In A Treasury of Miracles for Women, Kingsbury recounts uplifting true stories in which mothers, wives,USA Today and New York Times bestselling author Karen Kingsbury is beloved across the nation for her moving tales of faith and redemption. In A Treasury of Miracles for Women, Kingsbury recounts uplifting true stories in which mothers, wives, sisters, and daughters are touched by God’s presence in extraordinary ways.
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Dancing in the Mosque
- By: Homeira Qaderi
- Narrator: Ariana Delawari
- Length: 6 hours 22 minutes
- Publisher: HarperAudio
- Publish date: December 01, 2020
- Language: English
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4.33(2264 ratings)
4.33(2264 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0020.99 USDAn exquisite and inspiring memoir about one mother’s unimaginable choice in the face of oppression and abuse in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan. In the days before Homeira Qaderi gave birth to her son, Siawash, the road to the hospital in KabulAn exquisite and inspiring memoir about one mother’s unimaginable choice in the face of oppression and abuse in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan.
In the days before Homeira Qaderi gave birth to her son, Siawash, the road to the hospital in Kabul would often be barricaded because of the frequent suicide explosions. With the city and the military on edge, it was not uncommon for an armed soldier to point his gun at the pregnant woman’s bulging stomach, terrified that she was hiding a bomb. Frightened and in pain, she was once forced to make her way on foot. Propelled by the love she held for her soon-to-be-born child, Homeira walked through blood and wreckage to reach the hospital doors. But the joy of her beautiful son’s birth was soon overshadowed by other dangers that would threaten her life.
No ordinary Afghan woman, Homeira refused to cower under the strictures of a misogynistic social order. Defying the law, she risked her freedom to teach children reading and writing and fought for women’s rights in her theocratic and patriarchal society.
Devastating in its power, Dancing in the Mosque is a mother’s searing letter to a son she was forced to leave behind. In telling her story–and that of Afghan women–Homeira challenges you to reconsider the meaning of motherhood, sacrifice, and survival. Her story asks you to consider the lengths you would go to protect yourself, your family, and your dignity.
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Be Safe, Love Mom
- By: Elaine Lowry Brye
- Narrator: Susan Boyce
- Length: 7 hours 59 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2015
- Language: English
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4.32(453 ratings)
4.32(453 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0019.95 USDWhen you enlist in the United States military, you don’t just sign yourself up for years of duty–you also commit your loved ones to a life of service all their own. No one knows this better than Elaine Brye, an army brat turned militaryWhen you enlist in the United States military, you don’t just sign yourself up for years of duty–you also commit your loved ones to a life of service all their own.
No one knows this better than Elaine Brye, an army brat turned military wife turned military mom of four officers, each serving in a different branch of the military: Air Force, Army, Marine Corps, and Navy.
Brye’s father and mother met while both serving in the US Army, and her childhood was that of a typical army brat, with frequent moves–some to faraway countries–dinner-table conversations full of military lingo, an ever-present anxiety during her father’s deployments to Vietnam and elsewhere, and family vacations to national monuments and battlefields. In 1976–the first year women were accepted in the service academies and ROTC–Brye herself enlisted in the Air Force, where she would later meet her husband, an Air Force pilot.
Now Elaine Brye is a mom to four military officers, and for more than a decade she’s endured countless teary goodbyes, sparse communication from boot camps and training summers, deployments, emotional airport reunions, empty chairs at Thanksgiving dinners, and sleepless hours waiting for phone calls in the night. She’s navigated the complicated tangle of emotions–pride, worry, fear, hope, and deep, enduring love–that accompanies life as a military mom.
In Be Safe, Love Mom Brye reflects on her family’s military service and offers a lifetime’s worth of insight, comfort, wisdom, and a bit of humor to fellow military moms who are navigating the unpredictable life that accompanies having a child–or children–in uniform.
In intimate and instructive essays–on topics ranging from that first goodbye on induction day to the comforting power of the military community, from the healing power of faith to coping with the enormous sacrifice military life requires–Brye braids together her own personal experiences with those of fellow parents she’s met along the way, offering gentle guidance and hard-earned wisdom to those new to the sisterhood of military moms.
In this one mom doing her best to hold down the home front, readers will find a wise and endearing friend to guide them through the unpredictable life of having a child in uniform, all the while reminding us that within each military mom’s personal story lies universal experiences of courage, loss, loneliness, faith, pride, and ultimately, a parent’s unconditional love.
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Boundaries with Kids
- By: Henry Cloud
- Narrator: Henry Cloud
- Length: 2 hours 40 minutes
- Publisher: Zondervan
- Publish date: November 19, 2003
- Language: English
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4.31(2599 ratings)
4.31(2599 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0016.99 USDYes, you can say no to your child and still be a loving parent. Discover how setting biblical boundaries can make your parenting better today! Join Drs. Henry Cloud and John Townsend, authors of the New York Times bestseller Boundaries, as theyYes, you can say no to your child and still be a loving parent. Discover how setting biblical boundaries can make your parenting better today!
Join Drs. Henry Cloud and John Townsend, authors of the New York Times bestseller Boundaries, as they share the research and guidance you need to raise your kids to take responsibility for their actions, attitudes, and emotions. What Boundaries has done for adult relationships, Boundaries with Kids will do for you and your family.
Using biblically backed principles, including respect, stewardship, and self-control, Drs. Cloud and Townsend share the lessons they’ve learned firsthand after decades of working with families across the country. The tools and support they provide in Boundaries with Kids will change the way you view healthy boundaries, no matter where you are in your parenting journey.
With wisdom and empathy, they take you through the ins and outs of instilling the kind of character in your children that will help them lead balanced, productive, and fulfilling adult lives. You’ll learn how to:
- Define appropriate boundaries and consequences for your kids
- Set limits and still be a loving parent
- Bring balance to an out-of-control family life
- Apply the ten laws of boundaries to your parenting
- Understand the six steps to implementing boundaries in your home
Don’t forget to check out the Boundaries family collection of books and workbooks dedicated to key areas of your life, including dating, marriage, raising teenagers, and leadership.
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Boundaries with Kids
- By: Henry Cloud
- Length: 7 hours 22 minutes
- Publisher: Zondervan
- Publish date: August 20, 2019
- Language: English
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4.31(2599 ratings)
4.31(2599 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0021.99 USDYes, you can say no to your child and still be a loving parent. Discover how setting biblical boundaries can make your parenting better today! Join Drs. Henry Cloud and John Townsend, authors of the New York Times bestseller Boundaries, as theyYes, you can say no to your child and still be a loving parent. Discover how setting biblical boundaries can make your parenting better today!
Join Drs. Henry Cloud and John Townsend, authors of the New York Times bestseller Boundaries, as they share the research and guidance you need to raise your kids to take responsibility for their actions, attitudes, and emotions. What Boundaries has done for adult relationships, Boundaries with Kids will do for you and your family.
Using biblically backed principles, including respect, stewardship, and self-control, Drs. Cloud and Townsend share the lessons they’ve learned firsthand after decades of working with families across the country. The tools and support they provide in Boundaries with Kids will change the way you view healthy boundaries, no matter where you are in your parenting journey.
With wisdom and empathy, they take you through the ins and outs of instilling the kind of character in your children that will help them lead balanced, productive, and fulfilling adult lives. You’ll learn how to:
- Define appropriate boundaries and consequences for your kids
- Set limits and still be a loving parent
- Bring balance to an out-of-control family life
- Apply the ten laws of boundaries to your parenting
- Understand the six steps to implementing boundaries in your home
Don’t forget to check out the¬†Boundaries¬†family collection of books and workbooks dedicated to key areas of your life, including dating, marriage, raising teenagers, and leadership.
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The Mama Natural Week-by-Week Guide to Pregnancy and Childbirth
- By: Genevieve Howland
- Narrator: Rebekkah Ross
- Length: 20 hours 7 minutes
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
- Publish date: January 01, 2017
- Language: English
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4.29(1941 ratings)
4.29(1941 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0029.99 USDFrom Genevieve Howland, creator of the Mama Natural blog and YouTube channel, comes a “must-read, comprehensive guide that empowers moms-to-be” (Vani Hari, New York Times bestselling author) with week-by-week support to naturalFrom Genevieve Howland, creator of the Mama Natural blog and YouTube channel, comes a “must-read, comprehensive guide that empowers moms-to-be” (Vani Hari, New York Times bestselling author) with week-by-week support to natural pregnancy.
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For the last half-century, doctors have controlled childbirth. Many pregnancy guidebooks are conventional, fear-based, and written by male physicians deeply entrenched in the old-school medical model of birth.
But change is underway. Women are taking back their pregnancy and childbirth and embracing a natural way. Now, Genevieve Howland, the woman behind the enormously popular Mama Natural blog and YouTube channel, has created an inspiring, fun, and informative guide that demystifies natural pregnancy and walks moms through the process one week at a time.
In this revised and updated edition, Howland includes the latest research and weekly advice and tips for a healthy pregnancy, detailing vital nutrition information, natural remedies for common and troublesome symptoms, as well as the appropriate (and inappropriate) use of interventions.
Peppered throughout are positive birth and pregnancy stories from women of all backgrounds along with insights from experts including registered nurses, certified midwives, doulas, and lactation consultants. Encouraging, well-researched, and fun, The Mama Natural’s Week-by-Week Guide to Pregnancy and Childbirth is an essential companion for women everywhere to embrace natural pregnancy and reap all the benefits for both baby and mama. -
Knowing Jesse
- By: Marianne Leone
- Narrator: Marianne Leone
- Length: 6 hours 13 minutes
- Publisher: Dreamscape Media
- Publish date: December 14, 2010
- Language: English
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4.29(241 ratings)
4.29(241 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0017.99 USDJesse Cooper was an honor-roll student who loved to windsurf and write poetry. He also had severe cerebral palsy and was quadriplegic, unable to speak, and wracked by seizures. He died suddenly at age seventeen. In fiercely honest, surprisinglyJesse Cooper was an honor-roll student who loved to windsurf and write poetry. He also had severe cerebral palsy and was quadriplegic, unable to speak, and wracked by seizures. He died suddenly at age seventeen. In fiercely honest, surprisingly funny, and sometimes heartbreaking prose, Jesse’s mother, Marianne Leone, chronicles her transformation by the remarkable life and untimely death of her child. An unforgettable memoir of joy, grief, and triumph, Knowing Jesse unlocks the secret of unconditional love and speaks to all families who strive to do right by their children.
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Strong and Kind
- By: Korie Robertson
- Length: 5 hours 57 minutes
- Publisher: Thomas Nelson
- Publish date: October 27, 2015
- Language: English
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4.28(433 ratings)
4.28(433 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0021.99 USDHow do you instill godly virtues in kids who live in a “me-first” world? Encouraging you to model positive behavior for your kids, Korie Robertson identifies nine specific traits and provides biblical insights to help you train up yourHow do you instill godly virtues in kids who live in a “me-first” world? Encouraging you to model positive behavior for your kids, Korie Robertson identifies nine specific traits and provides biblical insights to help you train up your children in the way they should go.
As stars of the hit reality show “Duck Dynasty”, Korie and Willie Robertson receive thousands of letters and messages from fans asking how they raised such good kids. According to Korie, it wasn‚Äôt easy. When Korie and Willie discussed the character traits they most wanted to pass on to their children, both agreed they wanted them to be strong to endure in this world and to be kindhearted people.
A straightforward approach to parenting, Strong and Kind helps parents identify the characteristics they want to see in their children and provides them with the tools for putting them in place. Korie Robertson identifies nine specific traits—strength, kindness, self-control, honesty, loyalty, humility, compassion, patience, and joy—that were the keys to her children’s upbringing. This practical guide to parenthood:
- Helps parents identify the character traits they want to see in their children, no matter what age they are
- Gives parents the tools to imprint those traits in their children’s lives
- Includes an 8-page color photo insert with Robertson family pictures 
- Includes anecdotes from Korie’s husband, Duck Commander CEO Willie Robertson
Although there are no perfect parents or perfect children, Korie shares principles—based on biblical wisdom and time-tested practices—that will help you parent your own one-of-a-kind child.
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A Girlhood
- By: Carolyn Hays
- Narrator: Erin Bennett
- Length: 10 hours 28 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2022
- Language: English
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4.28(155 ratings)
4.28(155 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0019.95 USDA parent’s love letter to a daughter who has always known exactly who she is. One ordinary day, a caseworker from the Department of Children and Families knocked on the Hays family’s door to investigate an anonymous complaint about theA parent’s love letter to a daughter who has always known exactly who she is.
One ordinary day, a caseworker from the Department of Children and Families knocked on the Hays family’s door to investigate an anonymous complaint about the upbringing of their transgender child. It was this knock, this threat, that began the family’s journey out of the Bible Belt but never far from the hate and fear resting at the nation’s core.
Self-aware and intimate, A Girlhood asks us all to love better, not just for the sake of Hays’s child but for children everywhere enduring injustice and prejudice just as they begin to understand themselves. A Girlhood is a call to action, an ode to community, a plea for empathy, a hope for a better future. A Girlhood is a love letter to a child who has always known exactly who she is–and who is waiting for the rest of the world to catch up.
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You Look Tired
- By: Jenny TRUE
- Narrator: Erin Cottrell
- Length: 5 hours 0 minutes
- Publisher: Hachette Audio
- Publish date: May 04, 2021
- Language: English
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4.26(36 ratings)
4.26(36 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0018.99 USDIn the tradition of Ali Wong and Amy Schumer comes this whip-smart, spit-out-your-coffee funny guide for new parents–from popular blogger and columnist Jenny True. Plenty of “new parent” guides cover the basics of breastfeeding,In the tradition of Ali Wong and Amy Schumer comes this whip-smart, spit-out-your-coffee funny guide for new parents–from popular blogger and columnist Jenny True.
Plenty of “new parent” guides cover the basics of breastfeeding, bonding, sleep, and “getting back in shape.” But nowhere is a guide that tells you, WTF is this squeeze bottle thing from the hospital?
You Look Tired is a totally honest, tell-it-like-it-is guide for new moms who don’t want any more advice. Writing as Jenny True on her “Excruciatingly Personal Mommy Blog” and in the “Dear Jenny” column on Romper, Jenny has been called the “postpartum feelings doula,” as she doles out her unique mix of humor, rage, and encouragement (with a smidge of practical advice), including:- Birth Hurts: Prenatal yoga is a waste of time.
- Jabba the Hutt Was Just Postpartum: It explains so much.
- An Open Letter to People Who Say, “Looks like you have your hands full!”
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Inferno
- By: Catherine Cho
- Narrator: Catherine Cho
- Length: 6 hours 31 minutes
- Publisher: Macmillan Audio
- Publish date: August 04, 2020
- Language: English
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4.24(2429 ratings)
4.24(2429 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0019.99 USDInferno is the riveting memoir of a young mother who is separated from her newborn son and husband when she’s involuntarily committed to a psychiatric ward in New Jersey after a harrowing bout of postpartum psychosis. This program is read byInferno is the riveting memoir of a young mother who is separated from her newborn son and husband when she’s involuntarily committed to a psychiatric ward in New Jersey after a harrowing bout of postpartum psychosis.
This program is read by the author.
When Catherine Cho and her husband set off from London to introduce their newborn son to family scattered across the United States, she could not have imagined what lay in store. Before the trip’s end, she develops psychosis, a complete break from reality, which causes her to lose all sense of time and place, including what is real and not real. In desperation, her husband admits her to a nearby psychiatric hospital, where she begins the hard work of rebuilding her identity.
In this unwaveringly honest, insightful, and often shocking memoir Catherine reconstructs her sense of self, starting with her childhood as the daughter of Korean immigrants, moving through a traumatic past relationship, and on to the early years of her courtship with and marriage to her husband, James. She masterfully interweaves these parts of her past with a vivid, immediate recounting of the days she spent in the ward.
The result is a powerful exploration of psychosis and motherhood, at once intensely personal, yet holding within it a universal experience – of how we love, live and understand ourselves in relation to each other.
A Macmillan Audio production from Henry Holt and Company
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Scoot Over and Make Some Room
- By: Heather Avis
- Length: 5 hours 35 minutes
- Publisher: Zondervan
- Publish date: June 25, 2019
- Language: English
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4.23(487 ratings)
4.23(487 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0021.99 USDHilarious and heartwarming stories that will empower you to make space for the other and discover the extraordinary, welcoming heart of God. Author and Instagram star Heather Avis has made it her mission to introduce the world to the unique giftsHilarious and heartwarming stories that will empower you to make space for the other and discover the extraordinary, welcoming heart of God.
Author and Instagram star Heather Avis has made it her mission to introduce the world to the unique gifts and real-life challenges of those who have been pushed to the edges of society. Mama to three adopted kids–two with Down Syndrome–Heather encourages us all to take a breath, whisper a prayer, laugh a little, and make room for the wildflowers.
In a world of divisions and margins, those who act, look, and grow a little differently are all too often shoved aside. Scoot Over and Make Some Room is part inspiring narrative and part encouraging challenge for us all to listen and learn from those we’re prone to ignore.
Heather tells hilarious stories of her growing kids, spontaneous dance parties, forgotten pants, and navigating the challenges and joys of parenthood. She shares heartbreaking moments when her kids were denied a place at the table and when she had to fight for their voices to be heard. With beautiful wisdom and profound convictions, this manifesto will empower you to notice who’s missing in the spaces you live in, to make room for your own kids and for those others who need you and your open heart.
This is your invitation to a table where space is unlimited and every voice can be heard. Because when you open your life to the wild beauty of every unique individual, you’ll discover your own colorful soul and the extraordinary, abundant heart of God.
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Only Love Today
- By: Rachel Macy Stafford
- Length: 8 hours 37 minutes
- Publisher: Zondervan
- Publish date: March 07, 2017
- Language: English
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4.21(1105 ratings)
4.21(1105 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0024.99 USDNew York Times bestselling author Rachel Macy Stafford shares simple words of daily inspiration in this unique, seasonal devotional to help you find new and more connected ways to live undistracted, heart-led, and hands-free every day. RachelNew York Times bestselling author Rachel Macy Stafford shares simple words of daily inspiration in this unique, seasonal devotional to help you find new and more connected ways to live undistracted, heart-led, and hands-free every day.
Rachel Macy Stafford, known to millions as the Hands Free Mama, equips readers to breathe life into what really matters: the ordinary moments in our routine lives and the people in them.
Her inspiring words fill this beautiful book of short pieces constructed around the seasons of life. From finding daily surrender in the autumn and daily hope in the winter to finding daily bloom and daily spark in the spring and summer, you will always find fresh, beautiful words for your day.
With a flexible, non-dated devotional structure, Only Love Today offers life-giving words that remind you of the tools you already possess and insights you already have as you seek to find:
- Clarity when you’re conflicted
- Unity when you’re divided
- Faith when you’re uncertain
- Rest when your soul is weary
- Meaning in the meaningless
- A reset button directing you back to what matters most
Regardless of what you’re experiencing or what season you’re in, in these pages, you’ll find wisdom, encouragement, strength, vision, and clarity to live for what really matters.
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If You Love Me
- By: Maureen Cavanagh
- Narrator: Maureen Cavanagh
- Length: 5 hours 56 minutes
- Publisher: Macmillan Audio
- Publish date: September 04, 2018
- Language: English
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4.2(693 ratings)
4.2(693 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0019.99 USDThis program is read by the author and includes a bonus interview. Maureen Cavanagh’s gripping audiobook memoir is the story of a mother who suddenly finds herself on the frontlines of the opioid epidemic as her daughter battles–andThis program is read by the author and includes a bonus interview.
Maureen Cavanagh’s gripping audiobook memoir is the story of a mother who suddenly finds herself on the frontlines of the opioid epidemic as her daughter battles–and ultimately reckons with–substance use disorder.
Fast-paced and heartwarming, devastating and redemptive, Maureen’s incredible odyssey into the opioid crisis–first as a parent, then as an advocate–is ultimately a deeply moving mother-daughter story. When Maureen and her ex-husband Mike see their daughter Katie’s needle track marks for the first time, it is a complete shock. But, slowly, the drug use explains everything–Katie’s constant exhaustion, erratic moods, and all those spoons that have gone missing from the house. Once Mike and Maureen get Katie into detox, Maureen goes to sleep that night hoping that in 48 hours she’ll have her daughter back. It’s not that simple.
Like the millions of parents and relatives all over the country–some of whom she has helped through her nonprofit organization–Maureen learns that recovery is neither straightforward nor brief. She fights to save Katie’s life, breaking down doors on the seedy side of town with Mike, kidnapping Katie outside a convenience store, and battling the taboo around substance use disorder in her picturesque New England town. Maureen is launched into the shadowy world of overcrowded, for-profit rehabilitation centers that often prey on worried parents.
As Katie runs away from one program after another, never outrunning her pain, Maureen realizes that even while she becomes an expert on getting countless men and women into detox and treatment centers, she remains powerless to save her own daughter. If You Love Me: A Mother’s Journey Through Her Daughter’s Opioid Addiction brings the opioid crisis out of the shadows and into the house next door.
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The Blessing
- By: John Trent
- Length: 10 hours 5 minutes
- Publisher: Thomas Nelson
- Publish date: June 04, 2019
- Language: English
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4.19(781 ratings)
4.19(781 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0027.99 USDIn this revised and updated edition, learn how the biblical gift of “The Blessing” is key to a child‚Äôs self-worth and emotional well-being. Children of every age long for the gift of The Blessing‚Äîthe unconditional love andIn this revised and updated edition, learn how the biblical gift of “The Blessing” is key to a child‚Äôs self-worth and emotional well-being. Children of every age long for the gift of The Blessing‚Äîthe unconditional love and approval that comes from a healthy relationship with their parents.
This life-changing gift for Christian parents and their children, essential for instilling a deep sense of worthiness and unshakable emotional well-being, contains five essential elements:
- Meaningful touch
- A spoken message
- Attaching high value
- Picturing a special future
- An active commitment
Offering solid, practical advice and a fresh perspective on making this gift a bigger part of our families, The Blessing powerfully communicates these biblically based elements as necessary to prepare children for positive future relationships, including their relationship with a loving God.
New to this updated edition are:
- Giving The Blessing to others in your circle of influence
- Practical application tools and stories of how this is lived out
- Insight and help for those who didn’t receive The Blessing
- How to create a lifestyle of blessing others
If you have missed out on the approval of your parents, the final chapters are for you. They include help for those who grew up without their own parent’s blessing and provide ideas for blessing events.
Dive deeper into The Blessing with interactive exercises and discussion questions available in the audiobook companion PDF download.
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Fight like a Mother
- By: Shannon Watts
- Narrator: Shannon Watts
- Length: 8 hours 12 minutes
- Publisher: HarperAudio
- Publish date: May 28, 2019
- Language: English
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4.19(458 ratings)
4.19(458 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0023.99 USDShannon Watts was a stay-at-home mom folding laundry when news broke of the tragic shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary. In one moment, she went from outraged to engaged and decided to do something about it. What started as a simple Facebook group toShannon Watts was a stay-at-home mom folding laundry when news broke of the tragic shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary. In one moment, she went from outraged to engaged and decided to do something about it. What started as a simple Facebook group to connect with other frustrated parents grew into Moms Demand Action, a national movement with millions of supporters and a powerful grassroots network of local chapters in all 50 states. Shannon has been called “the NRA’s Worst Nightmare”–and her army of moms have bravely gone up against the gun lobby, showing up in their signature red shirts, blocking the hallways of congress with their strollers, electing gun sense candidates and running for office themselves, and proving that if the 80 million moms in this country come together, they can put an end to gun violence.
Fight like a Mother is the incredible account how one mother’s cry for change became the driving force behind gun safety progress. Along with stories of perseverance, courage, and compassion, Watts shines a light on the unique power of women–starting with what they have, leading with their maternal strengths, and doubling down instead of backing down. While not everyone can be on the front lines lobbying congress, every mom is already a multi-tasking organizer, and Shannon explains how to go from amateur activist to having a real impact in your community and beyond. Fight like a Mother will inspire everyone–mothers and fathers, students and teachers, lawmakers, and anyone motivated to enact change–to get to work transforming hearts and minds, and passing laws that save lives.
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Boundaries with Teens
- By: John Townsend
- Narrator: John Townsend
- Length: 8 hours 21 minutes
- Publisher: Zondervan
- Publish date: February 07, 2006
- Language: English
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4.19(649 ratings)
4.19(649 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0024.99 USDEstablish wise and loving limits that make a positive difference in your teen, in the rest of your family, and in you. The teen years: relationships, peer pressure, school, dating, character. To help teenagers grow into healthy adults, parents andEstablish wise and loving limits that make a positive difference in your teen, in the rest of your family, and in you.
The teen years: relationships, peer pressure, school, dating, character. To help teenagers grow into healthy adults, parents and youth workers need to teach them how to take responsibility for their behavior, their values, and their lives.
From bestselling author and counselor Dr. John Townsend, Boundaries with Teens is the expert insight and guidance you need to help your teens take responsibility for their actions, attitudes, and emotions and gain a deeper appreciation and respect both for you and for themselves.
With wisdom and empathy, Dr. Townsend applies biblically based principles for the challenging task of guiding your children through the teen years. Using the same principles he used to successfully raise two teens, he shows you how to:
- Deal with disrespectful attitudes and impossible behavior in your teen
- Set healthy limits and realistic consequences
- Be loving and caring while establishing rules
- Determine specific strategies to deal with problems both big and small
Discover how boundaries make parenting teens better today!
Plus, check out Boundaries family collection of books dedicated to key areas of life – dating, marriage, raising young kids, and leadership. Workbooks and Spanish editions are also available.
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Desperate
- By: Sarah Mae
- Length: 6 hours 51 minutes
- Publisher: Thomas Nelson
- Publish date: January 07, 2013
- Language: English
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4.17(2904 ratings)
4.17(2904 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0021.99 USDDesperate is for those who love their children to the depths of their souls but who have also curled up under their covers, fighting back tears, and begging God for help. It’s for those who have ever wondered what happened to all theirDesperate is for those who love their children to the depths of their souls but who have also curled up under their covers, fighting back tears, and begging God for help. It’s for those who have ever wondered what happened to all their ideals for what having children would be like. For those who have ever felt like all the “experts” have clearly never had a child like theirs. For those who have prayed for a mentor. For those who ever felt lost and alone in motherhood.
In Desperate you will find the story of one young mother’s honest account of the desperate feelings experienced in motherhood and one experienced mentor’s realistic and gentle exhortations that were forged in the trenches of raising her own four children.
Also in Desperate:
- QR codes and links at the end of each chapter that lead to videos with Sarah Mae and Sally talking about the chapter
- Practical steps to take during the desperate times
- Bible study and journal exercises in each chapter that will lead you to identify ways in which you can grow as a mom
- Mentoring advice for real-life situations
- Q & A section with Sally where she answers readers questions
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Happily Grey
- By: Mary Lawless Lee
- Length: 4 hours 3 minutes
- Publisher: Harper Horizon
- Publish date: November 15, 2022
- Language: English
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4.16(56 ratings)
4.16(56 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0018.99 USDRead by the author. Open yourself to the thrill of curiosity in every moment. In this audiobook, Mary Lawless Lee shares how her childhood in a small Texas town taught her to look deeper, reach farther, and love harder, whether she’s baiting aRead by the author.
Open yourself to the thrill of curiosity in every moment. In this audiobook, Mary Lawless Lee shares how her childhood in a small Texas town taught her to look deeper, reach farther, and love harder, whether she’s baiting a fishing hook or choosing shoes for a fashion shoot. Through her stunning writing and delightful stories, Mary invites you to
- say yes to adventure with equal parts planning and spontaneity
- relish the food and drink that nourishes your spirit–with recipes for Sunday pot roast, butternut squash taquitos, mint mojitos, and more
- create a playlist for the places life takes you and the people you meet
- remember the feel of dirt on your toes or the first days of falling in love
- discover how outdoor pursuits cultivate mindfulness and how to pamper your overworked self at home
 
Living the¬†Happily Grey¬†life means protecting your time, preserving your energy, and–most of all–loving your people. It means remembering that sometimes less than perfect is exactly enough, and that life is best when we dive deep into the wildness and wonder of this world.
Photos, recipes, and lifestyle pieces are included in the audiobook companion PDF download.
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Carry On, Warrior
- By: Glennon Doyle Melton
- Narrator: Glennon Doyle Melton
- Length: 7 hours 46 minutes
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
- Publish date: January 01, 2013
- Language: English
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4.11(21643 ratings)
4.11(21643 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0017.95 USD**The first book from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Untamed** The inspiring and hilarious instant New York Times bestseller from the beloved writer, speaker, activist, and founder of Momastery, whose memoir Love Warrior was an**The first book from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Untamed**
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The inspiring and hilarious instant New York Times bestseller from the beloved writer, speaker, activist, and founder of Momastery, whose memoir Love Warrior was an Oprah’s Book Club selection.
Glennon Doyle’s hilarious and poignant reflections on our universal (yet often secret) experiences have inspired a social movement by reminding women that they’re not alone. In Carry On, Warrior, she shares her personal story in moving, refreshing, and laugh-out-loud new essays and some of the best-loved material from Momastery. Her writing invites us to believe in ourselves, to be brave and kind, to let go of the idea of perfection, and to stop making motherhood, marriage, and friendship harder by pretending they’re not hard. In this one woman’s attempt to love herself and others, readers will find a wise and witty friend who shows that we can build better lives in our hearts, homes, and communities. -
The Three Mothers
- By: Anna Malaika Tubbs
- Narrator: Anna Malaika Tubbs
- Length: 6 hours 51 minutes
- Publisher: Macmillan Audio
- Publish date: February 02, 2021
- Language: English
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4.1(4066 ratings)
4.1(4066 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0019.99 USDThis program is read by the author. Much has been written about Berdis Baldwin’s son James, about Alberta King’s son Martin Luther, and Louise Little’s son Malcolm. But virtually nothing has been said about the extraordinary womenThis program is read by the author.
Much has been written about Berdis Baldwin’s son James, about Alberta King’s son Martin Luther, and Louise Little’s son Malcolm. But virtually nothing has been said about the extraordinary women who raised them.
In her groundbreaking and essential debut The Three Mothers, scholar Anna Malaika Tubbs celebrates Black motherhood by telling the story of the three women who raised and shaped some of America’s most pivotal heroes.
Berdis Baldwin, Alberta King, and Louise Little were all born at the beginning of the 20th century and forced to contend with the prejudices of Jim Crow as Black women. These three extraordinary women passed their knowledge to their children with the hope of helping them to survive in a society that would deny their humanity from the very beginning–from Louise teaching her children about their activist roots, to Berdis encouraging James to express himself through writing, to Alberta basing all of her lessons in faith and social justice. These women used their strength and motherhood to push their children toward greatness, all with a conviction that every human being deserves dignity and respect despite the rampant discrimination they faced.
These three mothers taught resistance and a fundamental belief in the worth of Black people to their sons, even when these beliefs flew in the face of America’s racist practices and led to ramifications for all three families’ safety. The fight for equal justice and dignity came above all else for the three mothers.
These women, their similarities and differences, as individuals and as mothers, represent a piece of history left untold and a celebration of Black motherhood long overdue.
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“The Three Mothers is a fascinating exploration into the lives of three women ignored by history after raising sons who helped shape a movement. By tracing the intellectual, political, and emotional strands of each woman’s life, Anna Malaika Tubbs uncovers hidden complexities within black motherhood that illuminate our understanding of the past while also shedding light on the overlooked contributions of black women today. An eye-opening, engrossing read!”–Brit Bennet, New York Times bestselling author of The Vanishing Half and The Mothers
“Anna’s connection to these women is palpable on the page — as both a mother and a scholar of the impact Black motherhood has had on America. Through Anna’s writing, Berdis, Alberta, and Louise’s stories sing. Theirs is a history forgotten that begs to be told, and Anna tells it brilliantly.”– Ibram X. Kendi, #1 New York Times bestselling author of How to Be an Antiracist and National Book Award winner Stamped from the Beginning
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