{"product_id":"a-mere-reflection-of-my-mother-9781964686776","title":"A Mere Reflection of My Mother","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eA deeply emotional memoir of one woman's decision to take care of her mother with cancer while juggling everyday life as a mom of two.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt four years of age, Anne's mother drops her off at her father's place and drives away with her new boyfriend in a battered white pickup truck. Through the rest of her childhood and youth, she only sees her mother a handful of times. Life with her father is difficult, but she manages to build a successful life and career, eventually becoming a mother herself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat do you do when the mother you don't know well falls ill?\u003c\/strong\u003eRight after Anne turns forty, she learns her mother has stage four lung cancer. As the only person who can provide care, she is faced with a difficult choice: continue living her life at a safe distance, or step in and care for the mother who didn't care for her.\u003cstrong\u003eTold with raw honesty, A Mere Reflection of My Mother confronts the complexities of nearly estranged mother-daughter relationships and addresses the realities of being an unexpected caretaker while managing a career and a family as a single parent.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Anne Arbor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Indigo River Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/13\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 182\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.48lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.39d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781964686776","brand":"Indigo River Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45155984703625,"sku":"9781964686776","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_689b177f-4140-49ba-b1f9-a8cd1bc0221a.jpg?v=1768293721","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/a-mere-reflection-of-my-mother-9781964686776","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}