{"product_id":"my-mothers-daughter-finding-myself-in-my-familys-fractured-past-9781668083321","title":"My Mother's Daughter: Finding Myself in My Family's Fractured Past","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the journalist and author of \u003ci\u003eWant Me\u003c\/i\u003e (an NPR Best Book of the Year) comes a \"tender, revelatory, and deeply moving\" (Amanda Montei, \u003ci\u003eTouched Out\u003c\/i\u003e) story of family secrets, sisterhood, and the importance of untangling all that we inherit from our mothers.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTracy Clark-Flory had a sister out there, somewhere. She knew that her mom, Deb, was sent to a home for unwed mothers as a pregnant teenager in the Sixties. After placing her baby for adoption, Deb was committed to a mental institution in her grief. Decades later, she had Tracy, who grew up as an only child longing for her sister. Now, in her thirties and a mother herself, Tracy takes a DNA test in hopes of finding her sister--and she does. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Newly connected with her half-sister Kathy, both daughters start asking questions about the past that their mom, who had died years earlier, could no longer answer. Tracy sets out to make sense of what happened back in 1965. She learns that their mom was pulled into a racist and sexist system designed to turn \"bad girls\" into proper women and wives. Tracy realizes that her own life has been profoundly shaped by her mom's past, but she also uncovers a bigger story about patriarchal control, mother-daughter dynamics, and the way that shame keeps us divided--both within ourselves and from each other. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Blending powerful memoir with cultural criticism, \u003ci\u003eMy Mother'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003es Daughter\u003c\/i\u003e is a moving, intimate tale of traumatic inheritance and intergenerational healing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tracy Clark-Flory\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Gallery Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/05\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.27w x 0.77d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781668083321\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/15\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/16\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTracy Clark-Flory\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eis a journalist, essayist, and author of the memoir \u003ci\u003eWant Me: A Sex Writer's Journey into the Heart of Desire\u003c\/i\u003e, an NPR Best Book of the Year. She has written for\u003ci\u003e Cosmopolitan\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Cut\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eELLE\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMarie Claire\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGlamour\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWIRED\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWomen's Health\u003c\/i\u003e, and many others. Previously, she was a senior staff writer at \u003ci\u003eJezebel\u003c\/i\u003e and a staff writer at \u003ci\u003eSalon\u003c\/i\u003e. She writes a weekly newsletter and cohosts \u003ci\u003eDire Straights\u003c\/i\u003e, a feminist podcast critiquing hetero love, sex, politics, and culture. You can find more at TracyClarkFlory.com.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Tracy Clark-Flory \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":48230348816541,"sku":"9781668083321","price":34.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_e920c893-6743-42bb-9f07-3caf3ffebd97.jpg?v=1778577021","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/my-mothers-daughter-finding-myself-in-my-familys-fractured-past-9781668083321","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}