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Will Jane Ever Find a Safe Place in the World?
Feeling as if she had no choice but to abandon her newborn to the authorities, Jane Bertram is eager to turn her life around. She escapes Iowa aboard a train to Chicago, determined to rise above her abusive past, hoping a new environment will allow her to break away from her dysfunctional relationships and start over.
Memories, however, can never be left behind, and some wounds never heal. Can Jane silence her mother’s harsh criticism echoing in her head, or is she condemned to follow in her mother’s footsteps? Will her struggles lead to personal growth or only more heartache?
My Mother’s Daughter is the second novel of a four-book fictional autobiographical series that began with Blackbird. This series explores the taboo subject of mother-daughter abuse.
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“Jane shows us what is possible when one is willing to take charge
of one’s life. The Jane Bertram who speaks at the conclusion of
this book is not recognizable as the woman I met at the start.
Her harrowing experiences helped her become her own person.”
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“Jane starts a new life in Chicago. But although she leaves her
mother behind in Iowa, she can’t escape her mother’s voice—it
is lodged in her head. I’m looking forward to reading the next
book to see if she becomes the person she wants to be.”
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“It became clear Jane is a hostage to forces she does not understand, as her life and mistakes eerily echo those of her mother,
despite her best efforts to the contrary.”
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“Jane is learning to live without her mother’s direct influence.
However, she continually fights the negative thoughts of self
that her mother instilled. A fascinating tale of working against
the defeatist view she learned while fighting to become her own
woman.”
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“As she continues grappling with the emotional scars her horrific
childhood experiences created, Jane struggles to perceive the
differences between loving, being loved, and making love. She is
unwilling to be a victim and won’t give in to the many challenges
she encounters.”
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“Jane is ready to leave her past behind, but her mother’s voice
keeps haunting her. One passage that struck a chord for me was
when Jane had to tie her own knots for ziplining, emphasizing
the point that our lives are in our own hands—food for thought!”
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“Jane struggles to overcome her abusive past and avoid becoming
like her mother. She begins to understand herself and her mother
when she is forced to confront the messes she makes resulting
from her poor life decisions. I am rooting for her.”
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