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A review by erinlgreads
The Mothers by Brit Bennett
4.0
Quite an enjoyable read. So much so, that I read it in two days!
This is the story of Nadia Turner, at the beginning of the book she is a 17 year old young woman mourning the death of her mother just six months earlier. During the summer before she is set to go to college, she is reacquainted with a young man she knew from her former church and the two strike up what is meant to be a fling but turns into so much more.
'The Mothers' refers to the Mother Board that you would find at any baptist church. Because they are older church going women prone to gossip they would be considered unreliable narrators.
The story is told over a span of seven years and does a good job of showing growth and maturity in all of the main characters. For a debut novel, this one sparkles and I look forward to more good things to come from this author.
This is the story of Nadia Turner, at the beginning of the book she is a 17 year old young woman mourning the death of her mother just six months earlier. During the summer before she is set to go to college, she is reacquainted with a young man she knew from her former church and the two strike up what is meant to be a fling but turns into so much more.
'The Mothers' refers to the Mother Board that you would find at any baptist church. Because they are older church going women prone to gossip they would be considered unreliable narrators.
The story is told over a span of seven years and does a good job of showing growth and maturity in all of the main characters. For a debut novel, this one sparkles and I look forward to more good things to come from this author.