![]() When Norma Dunning – a Governor General’s Award-winning Inuk writer – was 8, she asked her mother one Saturday, “Mom, what are we?” Her mother’s response was: “Who wants to know?” The kids at the playground, it turns out. Kinauvit? What’s Your Name?: The Eskimo Disc System and a Daughter’s Search for her Grandmother Norma Dunning (Douglas & McIntyre) Sitting down with this book feels like sitting around with a group of girlfriends. Mothering is challenging: Add midlife complications such as divorce, menopause, career demands and existential crises, and you’ve got what Ann Douglas calls “an increasingly thick and messy stress sandwich.” In these essays – written from the author’s own perspective but also informed by interviews with more than 100 midlife women – Douglas, who is the creator of The Mother of All Books series, explores motherhood and so much more. Navigating the Messy Middle: A Fiercely Honest and Wildly Encouraging Guide for Midlife Women Ann Douglas (Douglas & McIntyre) ![]()
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