Who was your mother before she became a mother?
In this remarkable collection, New York Times bestselling novelist
Edan Lepucki gathers more than sixty original essays and favorite
photographs to explore this question. The daughters in Mothers Before
are writers and poets, artists and teachers, and the images and stories
they share reveal the lives of women in ways that are vulnerable and
true, sometimes funny, sometimes sad, and always moving.
Contributors include:
Brit Bennett
Jennine Capó Crucet
Jennifer Egan
Angela Garbes
Annabeth Gish
Alison Roman
Lisa See
Danzy Senna
Dana Spiotta
Jia Tolentino