Book Group: The School for Good Mothers
In this New York Times bestseller by Jessamine Chan, one lapse in judgement lands a young mother in a government reform program where custody of her child hangs in the balance. The Group will meet on Sunday, June 8th at a Center City home. Space is limited to 8 people.
About the Book:
Frida Liu is struggling. She doesn’t have a career worthy of her Chinese immigrant parents’ sacrifices. She can’t persuade her husband, Gust, to give up his younger mistress. Only with Harriet, their daughter, does Frida finally attain the perfection expected of her. Harriet may be all she has, but she is just enough.
Until Frida has a very bad day.
Because of one moment of poor judgement, government officials will now determine if Frida is a candidate for an institution that measures the success or failure of a mother’s devotion.
Faced with the possibility of losing Harriet, Frida must prove that a bad mother can be redeemed - that she can learn to be good.
The novel explores ideas about the perils of “perfect” upper-middle class parenting, the violence enacted upon women by both the state and, at times, one another, the systems that separate families, and the eternal power of love, The School for Good Mothers introduces, in Frida, a woman for the ages.
- Longlisted for the PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Novel
- Longlisted for the 2023 Carnegie Medal for Excellence
- Shortlisted for The Center for Fiction 2022 First Novel Prize
Host / Lead Organizer: Susan Robinson
Date: Sunday, June 8th at 3:00 pm.
Location: Address will be included in confirmation email.
Coffee and tea will be provided.
Limited to 8 people.
Where:
Center City
Locust St
Philadelphia, PA 19102
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