Her Mother’s Daughter is a very hard-hitting book about the intertwined lives of two generations. The story shows that no matter how different it can seem they are closer than you think. A mother traumatised by a horrific upbringing and a daughter suffering from her mother’s ways. The knock on effects throughout the mother's life are well written and thought threw. The daughters insights into how her mother’s lifestyle can destroy there normal life.
The way this book has been written in two parts could have been confusing but it has been very well done and gives two clear and distinct voices throughout. The heartbreaking way Clare sometimes thought she was a pawn in her mothers game, really helped show that the way adults act around children influences them more than it is often thought.
My favourite character throughout the book had to be Clare, her innocent voice that also knows more than she should pulled me right into the story. She is just a little child who loves playing and sweets but her self-image issues that are starting to be generated by her mother's unthoughtful comments come with her pleasure in being told that she looks like her mother who is to her the most beautiful woman. All the relationships in the book felt realistic, especially the one between Clare and her brother Thomas. Through Clare’s eyes we see her desire to protect him but also the natural rivalry between siblings. The snap shots of their lives are well captured. The story throughout although uncomfortable at times was it was one I raced Michael and Josephine enduring relationship really helped put positives in this heartbreaking book. No matter how many times it would have been easy to throw in the towel they kept together , even if at times it was just to ‘save the face’.
Overall I really enjoyed reading this book, it was a very simple read that took a while to get into but when I did I was absolutely gripped.
I RECEIVED A FREE COPY OF THIS BOOK FROM READERS FIRST IN EXCHANGE FOR AN HONEST REVIEW.
The way this book has been written in two parts could have been confusing but it has been very well done and gives two clear and distinct voices throughout. The heartbreaking way Clare sometimes thought she was a pawn in her mothers game, really helped show that the way adults act around children influences them more than it is often thought.
My favourite character throughout the book had to be Clare, her innocent voice that also knows more than she should pulled me right into the story. She is just a little child who loves playing and sweets but her self-image issues that are starting to be generated by her mother's unthoughtful comments come with her pleasure in being told that she looks like her mother who is to her the most beautiful woman. All the relationships in the book felt realistic, especially the one between Clare and her brother Thomas. Through Clare’s eyes we see her desire to protect him but also the natural rivalry between siblings. The snap shots of their lives are well captured. The story throughout although uncomfortable at times was it was one I raced Michael and Josephine enduring relationship really helped put positives in this heartbreaking book. No matter how many times it would have been easy to throw in the towel they kept together , even if at times it was just to ‘save the face’.
Overall I really enjoyed reading this book, it was a very simple read that took a while to get into but when I did I was absolutely gripped.
I RECEIVED A FREE COPY OF THIS BOOK FROM READERS FIRST IN EXCHANGE FOR AN HONEST REVIEW.