{"product_id":"mother-tongue-by-naima-brown-9781761260797","title":"Mother Tongue","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat if being true to yourself means hurting everyone around you?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBrynn is a claustrophobic suburban mother on the brink . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEric, her husband, is transforming in dark and dangerous ways . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTheir daughter, Jenny, can't fathom the storm barrelling towards her . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhen Brynn awakes from a coma speaking fluent French, she seizes the opportunity to start a new life in Paris, a seismic personal transformation that leaves a slew of shattered lives in its wake.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDarkly funny and profoundly insightful, \u003cem\u003eMother Tongue\u003c\/em\u003e challenges our expectations of motherhood and our beliefs about women's lives. It is at once an exhilarating tale of escape and a warning about the cost of renewal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise for \u003cem\u003eMother Tongue\u003c\/em\u003e:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'A mother's love is supposed to be immutable. What happens when you lose your language, maybe your mind? This is a story with guts that will charm and alarm in equal measure. Naima Brown is one of our most interesting storytellers and \u003cem\u003eMother Tongue\u003c\/em\u003e should go straight to the top of your to-be-read pile.' – HAYLEY SCRIVENOR\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Darkly funny, surprising and ridiculously fresh, \u003cem\u003eMother Tongue\u003c\/em\u003e is a searing portrait of the ways motherhood transforms us but also doesn't. It is a daring exploration of identity, full of suspense and bubbling with tension. Brown takes us to places most novels don't have the guts to.' – JESSIE STEPHENS\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'\u003cem\u003eMother Tongue\u003c\/em\u003e is the perfect blend of page-turning drama and sharp feminist wit. Naima Brown brilliantly exposes the double standards placed on mothers, all while keeping you fully entertained from start to finish.' – DEE SALMIN, host of triple j The Hook Up\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Macmillan Publishers New Zealand Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48243206389996,"sku":"9781761260797","price":37.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781761260797-mother-tongue-1.jpg?v=1787981938","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/products\/mother-tongue-by-naima-brown-9781761260797","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}