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Mother Daughter Widow Wife
by Robin Wasserman
Mother Daughter Widow Wife centers around Wendy Doe, a woman found one day with no name, no ID, and no memory of who she was—diagnosed with dissociative fugue, which is essentially a temporary amnesia. It tells the story of Wendy, but mostly those around her: the esteemed scientist who brought her to his facility, his research student who studies Wendy's condition, and the daughter Wendy left behind.
The most interesting of those profiles, to me, is Wendy Doe, which is also the one least explored in this book. Based on the description, I went into it expecting an examination of womanhood and the expectations put upon it by various circumstances, and also a study of finding one's self through that examination. But to my disappointment, this book felt more like a study of the role men play in helping to determine what type of life a woman will go on to lead.
Displayed in both romantic and professional relationships, as well as fatherhood, it was a little too cliched for me. I found it lacking in the most exciting possibilities outlined by the synopsis. I enjoyed the content related to memory—how people shape them, but also how memories can shape people. Those passages were fascinating, which is another reason I was hungry for more of Wendy's specific story. Overall, Mother Daughter Widow Wife may not have maximized its potential, but it certainly offers the reader food for thought.
Thank you to Netgalley and Scribner for my advanced copy.
The most interesting of those profiles, to me, is Wendy Doe, which is also the one least explored in this book. Based on the description, I went into it expecting an examination of womanhood and the expectations put upon it by various circumstances, and also a study of finding one's self through that examination. But to my disappointment, this book felt more like a study of the role men play in helping to determine what type of life a woman will go on to lead.
Displayed in both romantic and professional relationships, as well as fatherhood, it was a little too cliched for me. I found it lacking in the most exciting possibilities outlined by the synopsis. I enjoyed the content related to memory—how people shape them, but also how memories can shape people. Those passages were fascinating, which is another reason I was hungry for more of Wendy's specific story. Overall, Mother Daughter Widow Wife may not have maximized its potential, but it certainly offers the reader food for thought.
Thank you to Netgalley and Scribner for my advanced copy.