Along with breakfast in bed on Mother's
Day (next Sunday) - remember to place a rose on the tray
- why not serve her a book? One she'll find especially
interesting, such as:
1. "How She Really Does It: The Secrets of
Successful Stay-at-Work Moms" by Wendy
Sachs (Da Capo, $19.95). Working moms, including
Cynthia Nixon and Vera Wang, share.
2. "Because I Said So: 33 Mothers Write About
Children, Sex, Men, Aging, Faith &
Themselves" by Camille Peri and Kate Moses
(HarperCollins, $24.95). The title says it all.
3. "Motherland, A Memoir" by
Pamela Martin (Free Press, $25). The author goes in
search of her late mother's story.
4. "From Here to Maternity: The Education of
a Rookie Mom" by Beth Tei-tell (Broadway,
$19.95). Baby makes three.
5. "Waiting for Birdy: A Year of Frantic
Tedium, Neurotic Angst, and the Wild Magic of Growing a
Family" by Catherine Newman (Penguin,
$14). A woman awaits her second child.
6. "Motherhood: Poems About
Mothers" (Everyman Library Pocket Poets,
$12.50). Perfect for the night table.
7. "Dear Mother, I've Always Wanted You to
Know: Daughters Share Letters From the
Heart" by Lisa R. Delman (Perigee,
$16.95). So, cry a little.
8. "And One More Thing ... A Mother's Advice
on Life, Love, and Lipstick" by Joan
Caraganis Jakobson (Warner Books, $20). A mother's
journal for her daughter.
9. "The Mommy Brain: How Motherhood Makes Us
Smarter" by Katherine Ellison (Basic Books,
$25). It really does. So there.
10. "Down Came the Rain: My Journey Through
Postpartum Depression" by Brooke Shields
(Hyperion, $23.95). Don't worry. It has a happy
ending.
Originally published on May 1,
2005
