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Jennifer Gilmore
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Jennifer Gilmore

Jennifer Gilmore is the author Golden Country, a 2006 New York Times Notable Book and a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize and the National Jewish Book Award, and Something Red, a New York Times Notable Book of 2010. Her work has appeared... Read full bio

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Apr 17, 2013
The Mothers will be released on April 09, 2013 in Hardcover, eBook
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The Mothers is now available in Hardcover, eBook
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Something Red will be released on March 30, 2010 in eBook
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Q. What is your motto or maxim? A. If I had one perhaps I would be better off... Q. What trait is most noticeable about you? A. You're only asking because you can't see me: my nose. Q. What’s your greatest fear? A. I believe that might reveal too much about me! Q. If you could eat only one thing for the rest of your days, what would it be? A. a lobster roll from Reds Q. Who is your favorite fictional hero? A. Jane Eyre Learn more about Jennifer Gilmore

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New Yorker, May 13, 2013
...Told in the voice of Jesse, a cancer survivor who has learned that she’s infertile, this engaging novel about a Brooklyn couple’s struggle to adopt a child maintains a playful tone even when dealing with painful circumstances. The story doubles as a...
Manmade Mag, May 12, 2013
...Mother's Day, this week's prizes are two of the year's finest literary explorations of motherhood, Jennifer Gilmore's The Mothers and Monica Drake's The Stud Book. For a chance at winning these novels and a $100 Threadless...
Miami Herald, May 12, 2013
...After surviving an endlessly nasty, hope-killing adoption experience and writing many astonishing essays about it, Jennifer Gilmore wants to see whether this material works as a novel. I?m here to say, it definitely works. The Mothers retains certain...
New York Post, May 11, 2013
...the last group, in 1979. The world of 50s NYC, in all its glamour, is irresistible reading. by Jennifer Gilmore Jennifers become a good friend our books came out on the same day. She went through some of the experiences she writes about, the so-called...
Huffington Post, May 11, 2013
...Jennifer Gilmore's The Mothers is a 10-year chronicle of Jesse, a wife and daughter who desperately wants a baby of her own. Through her sharp portrayal of Jesse, by turns...
USA Today, May 10, 2013
...Jodi Picoult, Debbie Macomber, Lisa Scottoline and Jennifer Weiner tell USA TODAY about the . Plus, on Publishers Weekly, Jennifer Gilmore, author of The Mothers, lists the 10 worst mothers in books, from Emma Bovary to Sophie Portnoy. 'Room' and...
Toronto Star Online, May 10, 2013
...by Raffi Anderian Explore This Story 3 Photos ? Comments Save to mystar Photos View gallery zoom zoom Jennifer Gilmore’s new novel about the process of private adoption, The Mothers, reads like a memoir — and indeed, Gilmore and...
Tempo, May 11, 2013
...com; the author can ship overnight, or provide a gift certificate to print for arrival next week.) Fiction JENNIFER GILMORE “The Mothers” Now an adoptive mother herself, Ms. Gilmore has written a book that follows a self-absorbed young couple...
Chicago Tribune, May 10, 2013
...Jennifer Gilmore's novel traces the ups and downs of one hopeful, frustrated pair. Our cultural obsession with babies and motherhood has raged for decades. The media take stock of every...
USA Today, May 10, 2013
...Jodi Picoult, Debbie Macomber, Lisa Scottoline and Jennifer Weiner tell USA TODAY about the . Plus, on Publishers Weekly, Jennifer Gilmore, author of The Mothers, lists the 10 worst mothers in books, from Emma Bovary to Sophie Portnoy. 'Room' and...
Toronto Star Online, May 10, 2013
...by Raffi Anderian Explore This Story 3 Photos ? Comments Save to mystar Photos View gallery zoom zoom Jennifer Gilmore’s new novel about the process of private adoption, The Mothers, reads like a memoir — and indeed, Gilmore and...
New York Times, May 9, 2013
...com; the author can ship overnight, or provide a gift certificate to print for arrival next week.) Fiction JENNIFER GILMORE “The Mothers” Now an adoptive mother herself, Ms. Gilmore has written a book that follows a self-absorbed young couple...
New York Times, May 9, 2013
...com; the author can ship overnight, or provide a gift certificate to print for arrival next week.) Fiction JENNIFER GILMORE “The Mothers” Now an adoptive mother herself, Ms. Gilmore has written a book that follows a self-absorbed young couple...
New York Times, May 9, 2013
...com; the author can ship overnight, or provide a gift certificate to print for arrival next week.) Fiction JENNIFER GILMORE “The Mothers” Now an adoptive mother herself, Ms. Gilmore has written a book that follows a self-absorbed young couple...