Bibliograph

The mothers, a novel, Jennifer Gilmore

Type

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The mothers, a novel, Jennifer Gilmore

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

novels

Main title

The mothers

Responsibility statement

Jennifer Gilmore

Sub title

a novel

Summary

Jesse and Ramon are a loving couple, but after years spent unsuccessfully trying to get pregnant, they turn to adoption, relieved to think that once they navigate the bureaucratic path to parenthood they will have a happy ending. But nothing has prepared them for the labyrinthine process—for the many training sessions and approvals; for the constant advice from friends, strangers, and experts; for the birthmothers who contact them but don’t ultimately choose them; or even, most shockingly, for the women who call claiming they’ve chosen Jesse and Ramon but who turn out never to have been pregnant in the first place

Target audience

adult

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