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A Discussion Guide is below for my latest novel, The Mother Gene.
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Book Club Discussion Questions
- The Mother Gene introduces lots of types of women and mothers. Which one do you relate to the most, and why?
- Do you remember a fictional, movie, or television mother who influenced you as a child or young woman? What was it about her that you wanted to emulate?
- The Mother Gene includes several different types of mother/daughter relationships. How did you respond to the relationships between Lillian and Miriam, Miriam and Olivia, Mary O’Toole and Lillian, or Alva Preston and Evelyn?
- What are your thoughts about women’s choices when it comes to being a mother?
- Do you believe certain people should not be allowed to have children? If so, which people and why?
- What are your thoughts about chosen family in contrast to biological family?
- Miriam dreams of a mother gene—a scientific predictor of predisposition for mothering. What are your thoughts about this idea?
