Q: Do you think there will ever be a time where, like men, women don't have to "choose"?

"Q. [The Other Mother] alternates between the thoughts of two mothers, each living a very different lifestyle. The characters make assumptions about one another that aren't always accurate. How often do you believe we do that, as women: judge one another based on external lifestyle, filling in the blanks based on appearance?"

Read Gwendolen Gross' response and the full interview here from Gina Hannah's interview with Gwendolen Gross at "The Parent Trak: Balancing Family, Work, and Everything Else" in the online edition of the Huntsville Times.

"Motherhood seems to trigger a biological urge to judge other females." - USA Today reviews The Other Mother

USA Today - in the Mommy Lit Book Roundup - reviews The Other Mother saying “The Other Mother belongs in a new fiction genre: mommy-war lit. Mothers of infants through the kindergarten set will find it compelling — be they stay-at-home mothers or working.”

“Author Gwendolen Gross' best insights are into how the two women's own childhoods and moms have shaped their choices. And how motherhood seems to trigger a biological urge to judge other females.”

The Other Mother is Featured in the New Jersey Star-Ledger’s Jersey Blogs

The Moms Blogs discussion of The Other Mother is featured in New Jersey Star-Ledger's Jersey Blogs written by Kelley Heyboer.

A group of Mommy bloggers started an online book club this week-- and they've chosen a book by a New Jersey author and fellow blogger as their first subject.

Gross, the author, lives in North Jersey and has a rather interesting blog herself. Her site -- The Other Mother - for Moms Who Want to Write -- is a blog/online workshop for aspiring writers.

Gwendolen Gross - Author of The Other Mother - Speaks to Rockaway MOMS group

Gwendolen Gross was guest speaker at the inaugural meeting of the Rockaway MOMS Club book group to discuss her new novel, The Other Mother. The group met at the Rockaway Borders bookstore on Mt. Hope Avenue and had an engaging 2 ½ hour discussion.

The conversation touched on how each mom viewed the two main characters: Amanda — a high-powered book editor and conflicted mother from New York City and Thea — a suburban stay-at-home super-mom. Ms. Gross confirmed the group's thoughts on how the women are both drawn to and repelled by each other. She voiced how many mothers struggle with balancing work and family, and that all mothers share in many of the same joys and regrets.

Moms Blogs Select The Other Mother For First Online Book Club Meeting

In an event described as "following in the footsteps of our beloved Oprah," contributors from the Silicon Valley Moms Blog, New York City Moms Blog, Chicago Moms Blog, and the Washington DC Metro Moms Blog are reading the new suspenseful motherhood novel The Other Mother by Gwendolen Gross. Starting on Monday, October 29, they begin their first-ever online collective book club meeting to discuss this novel, which has been described by Booklist as "an electrifyingly complex and explosively gripping portrait of contemporary, have-it-all motherhood."

Gross' novel encourages an active dialogue between moms, because it inspires mothers to explore their own choices about balancing work and family, the struggles and joys of parenting, and the constant push and pull of contemporary motherhood. Publisher's Weekly says that The Other Mother "documents the front lines of the Mommy Wars, but its real strength lies is exposing the complex inner battlefields motherhood can open up." National Public Radio calls The Other Mother "a thoughtful, multi-faceted look at what divides and unites mothers."

These four Moms Blogs are inviting all blog readers to "read along if you like and join us for a lively book club discussion." The Moms Blogs are the brainchild of Jill Asher and Pamela Miller Hornik, and they have received national media attention for their coverage of parenting issues in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, San Jose Mercury News, Los Angeles Times, Chicago Sun Times and on ABC News.

The Other Mother has been featured in the New York Daily News, the Toronto Star, Redbook, OK! Magazine, and on National Public Radio, and it is the selection of four national book clubs.

The Mom Gadget Blog says that The Other Mother "captures the truest most vulnerable times any mother has experienced, as one mother struggles with the fact that all her kids will soon be attending school -- while the other struggles with returning to work with a newborn at home ... The characters are so believable and are sure to leave a lasting impression, long after the final page has been turned." The Other Mother by Gwendolen Gross is available at Amazon and in bookstores.