The Good Mother
A Novel

As far as characters in society go, mothers are some of the most scrutinized of all. Everyone seems to have an opinion on what makes a woman a good mother. Even the smallest of choices, such as baby-wearing vs. a stroller, can incite a firestorm. The Good Mother explores an issue much larger in its c......more

in our local library there is a shelf where the librarians put books that they have read and recommend. a week or so ago "the good mother" was on the rack. so i picked it up. i had read one other of miller's books, "private lives", and liked it. from a review of her most recent book i knew that this......more

first read this when I was about 13, and it made quite an ..cough cough...impression with the whole sex/relationships theme. I thought it was brilliant, in that way you do at that pretentious age when you read something meant for readers older than you. Came across a dusty copy in a secondhand store......more

Occasionally when looking up the prices for these reviews I write, I have a quick look at what has been said previously about the book. I have found, on the odd occasion, that another review has made me consider something I had not previously even been aware of the existence of. The reviews never al......more

The Good Mother was a disappointment for me in several ways. The biggest disappointment was the fact that Anna never was taught by her own family or learned it herself, that "you don't have to let boys touch you or have sex with you that are mean to you and that you have a choice." You find Anna doi......more