Submitted by Maxine on Fri, 05/09/2008 - 6:25pm.
In praise of mothers
In honor of Mother's Day, following are two books and one film that tell the stories of three remarkable mothers:
From Harvey River: A Memoir of My Mother and Her Island by Lorna Goodison describes this local poet's mother, Doris who grew up in a privileged family in Jamaica but then married a chauffeur, moved to urban Kingston and raised nine children.
A Remarkable Mother by former President Jimmy Carter is his loving tribute to Lillian Carter, a nurse serving troops in World War I and in her later years a Peace Corps volunteer in India.
My Flesh and Blood is a documentary about Susan Tom, a single mother, who adopted eleven special needs children.
