Mother Stories

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May 11, 2008

Every mom deserves something special on Mother's Day. We can't fix you breakfast in bed or drop by with coffee and muffins – though here's hoping someone in your life does! - but we can serve up a radio show. What do women want to say to each other about what it's like to be a mom.

Frances Richey on "The Warrior – A Mother's Story of a Son at War"

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Poet Frances Richey calls her latest collection "The Warrior – A Mother's Story of a Son at War."

Isabel Allende on "The Sum of Our Days"

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Isabel Allende talks with Anne Strainchamps about "The Sum of Our Days." It's Allende's fourth memoir, and takes the form of a letter to her deceased daughter, Paula.

Amanda Henry on the Road to Motherhood

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The time a person spends carrying their child during a pregnancy is only a brief time compared to the time they'll spend being a mother, but as Amanda Henry shares in her story, that time goes differently for everyone, shaping who you are and what impact you'll go on to have on the world around you.

Rachel Pastan on "Lady of the Snakes"

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Rachel Pastan reads from and talks with Steve Paulson about her novel "Lady of the Snakes." The book concerns a young professor of 19th century Russian literature confronted with combining her professional life and motherhood.

Jeanne Birdsall on "The Penderwicks on Gardam Street"

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Jeanne Birdsall began writing at age 41. Her first novel became an instant classic.

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May 10, 2009
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Frances Richey

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Isabel Allende

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Amanda Henry

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Rachel Pastan

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Jeanne Birdsall

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August 02, 2024