Publication

2017 - Twelve, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

69,750 words, Guess

Page Count

279 pages

Identifiers

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Classifications

  • DDC813/.6
  • LCCPS3609.S52 M68 2017
  • LCCPS3609

Description

It's the early 1990s, and Agnes is running out of people she can count on. A new college student, she is caught between the broken home she leaves behind and the wilderness of campus life. What she needs most is her mother, who has seemingly disappeared, and her brother, who left the family tragically a few years prior. As Agnes falls into new romance, mines female friendships for intimacy, and struggles to find her footing, she writes letters to her mother, both to conjure a closeness they never had and to try to translate her experiences to herself. When she finds out she is pregnant, Agnes begins to contend with what it means to be a mother and, in some ways, what it means to be your own mother.

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Other Editions

  • Motherest: a novelTwelve2017-01-01

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