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.

Mom Gets Booked! 3 Top Holiday Gift Books for Moms

No Coal This Year: What Does Mom Want For the Holidays?

Have a mom on your holiday gift list? Looking for a new, well-reviewed book as a holiday present? Here are three thought-provoking, popular new motherhood books with great reviews.

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Recommended Holiday Gift Books for Moms

The Other Mother: A Novel by Gwendolen Gross

Why moms will love this book:

"By using the alternating points of view of each intensely multifaceted woman, Gross paints an electrifyingly complex and explosively gripping portrait of contemporary, have-it-all motherhood."
- Carol Haggas, Booklist

5-star Amazon book review and top 100 Amazon bestseller in - books - mystery and thrillers - thrillers - psychological and suspense

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I Was a Really Good Mom Before I Had Kids: Reinventing Modern Motherhood
by Trisha Ashworth and Amy Nobile

Why moms will love this book:

"This is the perfect book to read on those days when the thousand expectations of the world on mothers are too heavy. It made me laugh and cry. Give this to that Supermom you know but read yourself first."
- Joyce Frohn, Apple Blossom Books of Oshkosh

4.5-star Amazon book review and top 100 Amazon bestseller in books - parenting and families - family relationships

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The Rest of Her Life by Laura Moriarty

Why moms will love this book:

"Moriarty's honest novel about an ordinary family whose life changes in one extraordinary moment resonates like an emotional tuning fork."
- Jodi Picoult, bestselling author of My Sister's Keeper and Nineteen Minutes

4-star Amazon book review and top 100 Amazon bestseller in books - literature and fiction - genre fiction - family saga