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Kelly Corrigan has an amazing ability to tap into the human psyche and articulate the findings in a way that is both astute and humorous. Her words resonate with mothers, daughters, and women who are trying to figure out family relationships. It's the kind of book you want to share with your best friend, and if you are lucky, your mother.

Many of us worry about turning into our mothers, but maybe that's not such a bad thing. It was only as a nanny and then as a mother herself that Corrigan came to understand the many ways in which her mother had been the glue that held her family together. This memoir of how the author's relationship with her mother has changed over the years is deeply touching. I defy anyone to read the last two pages (before the epilogue) and not get a little misty eyed.

Kelly Corrigan's mother would tell her that "your father is the glitter but I am the glue." This delightful book is a paean to her mother after finally discovering her mother was truly the "glue" in her life. This is Corrigan's 3rd book, and while her first, The Middle Place, remains my favorite, Glitter and Glue is a humorous, touching memoir.

Reading Kelly Corrigan's writing is like sitting down over coffee and dishing about life with a close girlfriend. Her latest memoir, Glitter and Glue, delves into the fraught relationships between mothers and daughters, and how, to a great extent, woman rarely understand or appreciate their mothers until they are themselves mothers. Poignant, witty, and true, this book. I loved it.

While acting as a nanny to a bereaved family in Australia, Kelly Corrigan recalls the many things her own Mother would have said and done in different situations that she faces in Glitter and Glue. The novel has a weak storyline and seems more like an essay about paying homage to motherhood.

This story, a memoir of a young woman and the disparity with her mother, shows how in actuality mothers and daughters are often so very much alike. Kelly tells it like it is. My mother and I had much the same relationship for years. It wasn't until after she died I was able to see who she was. I am my mother's daughter! There may not be too much to chew over for a book club; it is a short book but written so well it could go on forever.

This memoir explores the relationship between a mother and daughter and how it evolves over time. Kelly Corrigan's mother described the family dynamic as "Your father's the glitter but I'm the glue." After college, Kelly takes off with a friend to see the world and become interesting. While visiting Australia, her savings runs low and she takes a job as a live-in nanny for a recently widowed father of two. While trying to fit into the family, she hears her mother's voice everywhere giving advice. Corrigan has a great sense of humor, she's able to describe her situation in a very frank way. I enjoyed this memoir not only because it helped me reflect on the relationship I had with my mother, but also the relationship I have with my adult daughter.

I love, loved this book. Kelly Corrigan is an involving, passionate writer who tells stories like your best friend. You understand what she's talking about and you nod your head in acknowledgement of the truths she shares. This is a wonderful story about mothers and daughters and the importance of friends. It's about finding out what's really true and how truth changes over time. As her editor wrote: "I'm excited for you to turn the page. You're in for something very special". I agree and would add, you'll also be very sorry when it ends.