{"product_id":"the-mother-act-hardcover","title":"The Mother ACT - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHeidi Reimer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSet against the sparkling backdrop of the theater world, this propulsive debut follows the relationship between an actress who refuses to abandon her career and the daughter she chooses to abandon instead. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Sadie Jones, a larger-than-life actress and controversial feminist, never wanted to be a mother. No one feels this more deeply than Jude, the daughter Sadie left behind. While Jude spent her childhood touring with her father's Shakespearian theater company, desperate for validation from the mother she barely knew, Sadie catapulted to fame on the wings of \u003ci\u003eThe Mother Act\u003c\/i\u003e--a scathing one-woman show about motherhood. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Two decades later, Jude is a talented actress in her own right, and her fraught relationship with Sadie has come to a scandalous head. On a December evening in New York City, at the packed premiere of Sadie's latest play, the two come face-to-face and the intertwined stories of their lives unfold--colorfully and dramatically. What emerges is a picture of two very different women navigating the complicated worlds of career, love, and family, all while grappling with the essential question: can they ever really understand each other? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Compelling, insightful, and cleverly conveyed as a play in six acts, \u003ci\u003eThe Mother Act\u003c\/i\u003e is a stylish page-turner that looks at what it means to be a devoted mother \u003ci\u003eand\u003c\/i\u003e a devoted artist--and whether it is possible to be both.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHeidi Reimer\u003c\/b\u003e is a novelist and writing coach. Her writing interrogates the lives of women, usually those bent on breaking free of what they're given to create what they yearn for. Her front-row seat to the theater world of her debut novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Mother Act\u003c\/i\u003e, began two decades ago when she met and married an actor, and her immersion in motherhood began when she adopted a toddler and discovered she was pregnant on the same day. She has published in\u003ci\u003e Chatelaine, The New Quarterly, Literary Mama, \u003c\/i\u003eand the anthologies\u003ci\u003e The M Word: Conversations about Motherhood \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Body \u0026amp; Soul: Stories for Skeptics and Seekers\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.31 x 9.27 x 6.02 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 30, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51748850827552,"sku":"9780593473726","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/cf8f3bfca0dddc08761945ce00cb786d.webp?v=1779918105","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-mother-act-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}