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Heidi Reimer Examines Motherhood, Sacrifice, and Redemption

It's always a pleasure for us to talk to a debut author and we have a good one this week in Heidi Reimer. Her novel, The Mother Act, is the story of mothers and daughters and the heap of complexities that come in those relationships. How do we know we are going to be a good mom? Once we have a child are we ALWAYS a mother first? This book asks these questions and challenges the reader to question the concepts of motherhood, empathy and family.

Books mentioned in this week’s episode:

The Mother Act by Heidi Reimer

Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

Dear Life by…

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