Unveiling Hidden Truths: Julie Marie Wade’s Riveting Journey in "Other People’s Mothers"
These nine essays stand like identical houses on identical lots: the magic is in each interior. Each one is named for a mother who made some indelible impression on the author as a child, with a subtitle teasing the theme: “Mrs. Lennox [Or a Study of Change as Crisis or Caricature],” and “Mrs. Arlington [Or a Study of Apocalypse as After-School Special].” The experience of reading these essays in sequence felt somewhat like trick-or-treating; but rather than getting a mere glimpse into a foyer, I got to sit at each kitchen table, learn family recipes and family secrets, and leave each home with a head full of questions and a racing heart.
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