Searching for Mary Poppins: Women Write About the Intense Relationship Between Mothers and Nannies
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
1594630232
ISBN 13
9781594630231
Category
GAD SECTION
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Publication Year
2006
Publisher
Pages
xxiii,291p.;20cm.
Subject
1.Nannies-United States--Case studies. 2.Mothers--United States--Case studies.
Abstract
With wit, sensitivity, and unflinching honesty, Searching for Mary Poppinsbrings together twenty-five of today’s leading woman writers—including Marisa de los Santos, Susan Cheever, Joyce Maynard, and Jacquelyn Mitchard—to explore the emotional minefield of mother-nanny relationships. From Daphne Merkin on the challenges of hiring a nanny after having been raised by one to Lauren Slater on her regret at having “given her mothering away,” the collection’s stunningly original pieces offer rare insight into the complex issues that emerge when a mother turns the care of her child over to a stranger. Raising questions that reach beyond money, race, class, and gender into the darkest areas of love and fear that a mother feels, this book ultimately provides hope, solace, and welcome perspective on this unique relationship. - from Amazon
Number of Copies
1
