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by Joanna Glen

From the author of the Costa shortlisted debut, The Other Half of Augusta Hope, comes the story of one girl’s journey to find her birth mother, and her realisation that mothers – and family – can be discovered in the most unexpected of places… London, 1980s. Though she has a comfortable, privileged life, Eva Martínez-Green is deeply unhappy. The only child of an emotionally
From the author of the Costa shortlisted debut, The Other Half of Augusta Hope, comes the story of one girl’s journey to find her birth mother, and her realisation that mothers – and family – can be discovered in the most unexpected of places… London, 1980s. Though she has a comfortable, privileged life, Eva Martínez-Green is deeply unhappy. The only child of an emotionally absent mother and a physically absent father, Eva has grown up in a cold, unloving house. But Eva is convinced that all is not as it seems. Why are there no baby pictures of her? Why do her parents avoid all questions about her early years? When her parents’ relationship crumbles, Eva begins looking for a different, better life: a proper family, a perfect mother, and, importantly, real love. Her desire to find where she belongs leads Eva on a journey spanning years and continents – and, along the way, she meets women who challenge her idea of what a mother should be, and who will change her life forever…
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August 5th 2021
by Harper Collins, UK

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Me! I have such vivid images in my head of all the colours of the rainbow mothers.

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Apr 27, 2022

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Only child Eva Martinez-Green is lonely, growing up with detached and distant parents. She is often overwhelmed by a sense of "saudade", a Portuguese/Spanish word which has no English translation, but can be best described as "the presence of absence" a kind of nostalgia and deep, melancholic longing for something that has passed or possibly never even existed. This is a wonderfully emotional story of the innate need we all have, to be nurtured, loved, cherished and ultimately, to know we belong
Only child Eva Martinez-Green is lonely, growing up with detached and distant parents. She is often overwhelmed by a sense of "saudade", a Portuguese/Spanish word which has no English translation, but can be best described as "the presence of absence" a kind of nostalgia and deep, melancholic longing for something that has passed or possibly never even existed. This is a wonderfully emotional story of the innate need we all have, to be nurtured, loved, cherished and ultimately, to know we belong. A lovely 4.5 stars.
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This is the story of Eva Martínez-Green, from the day she began school, and for the next 30 years of her life. It's a story about mothers - for anyone who has been a mother, has had a mother, wants to be a mother, or even just knows a mother. It's a totally immersive story, at times painful and at others joyful, that had me ugly-crying for the last two chapters. I loved it. On the day Eva starts school at St Hilda's in London, two life-changing things happen. Firstly, she meets Bridget Blume, the
This is the story of Eva Martínez-Green, from the day she began school, and for the next 30 years of her life. It's a story about mothers - for anyone who has been a mother, has had a mother, wants to be a mother, or even just knows a mother. It's a totally immersive story, at times painful and at others joyful, that had me ugly-crying for the last two chapters. I loved it. On the day Eva starts school at St Hilda's in London, two life-changing things happen. Firstly, she meets Bridget Blume, the vivacious Jewish girl who will be her best friend forever and ever, and secondly she is introduced to a book called The Rainbow Rained Us . Listening to Miss Feast read the book to her class, Eva is struck by the thought that there are many different types of mothers in the world, and by its follow-up, that she and her own mother Cherie did not match . It is such a revelation that she asks her father to buy her a copy of the book. At around this time she also begins writing her own book, a notebook/journal really, of her quest to find out who she is. The Quest Book. Over the years Eva has many important women in her life. Many are positive influences, such as Bridget's mother, M, and Sister Ana in Córdoba, but others are less positive. Eva realises that all of them can teach her something. Christine Orson, mother of Eva's teenage boyfriend Michael, is such an example. This is a woman who gave up her high-powered career to steer her 3 boys to their best lives, and who actually makes notes about questions to guide mealtime discussions. At Eva's first meal with the family, Christine asks them all what they consider to be their guiding principle for life. Eva's response is something she's instinctively known her whole life, but perhaps only crystallises at that point - longing . Convinced she was abducted from her home in Spain as a toddler, Eva has always longed for a loving mother, her real mother. This is a book of two halves, with the first half set in London for Eva's childhood. At about the halfway point, when Eva is at university, the story relocates to Córdoba. For me, the pace really picked up at that point, but that's not to say I enjoyed the first half any less. It's a slow burn. The London section was all about development of character and motivation, while in Spain the focus turns more to the plot. Covering such a long timespan, I appreciated the way the author mentioned current events every now and then (the funeral of Lord Mountbatten, the popularity of Mamma Mia the Musical, 9/11), providing an anchor to the context of the times, whether or not they directly influenced the characters. I missed the author's debut novel when it was originally published, but I'm going to remedy that very soon. If it's half as good as this one, it will be wonderful. With thanks to NetGalley and HarperCollins Publishers Australia for an eARC to read and review.
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Eva’s friend is Bridget Blume, but the person she connects with is her friends Mother. Bridget’s mother is sensitive, loving, hugs where she sees a difference in her own life. She seeks out her real mom. This although is poignant and sad in places it balances out with some good uplifts. A coming of age story seeped in emotions.

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Aug 05, 2021

Lou (nonfiction fiend)

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All My Mothers is the story of one girl’s journey to find her birth mother, and her realisation that mothers – and family – can be discovered in the most unexpected of places. Eva Martinez-Green seemingly has everything a young woman could yearn for. Yet she has always felt like a part of her was missing and something she couldn't quite put her finger on was not quite right. We are first introduced to her as she attends her very first day at school. She's a bashful and quiet girl who inhabits a
All My Mothers is the story of one girl’s journey to find her birth mother, and her realisation that mothers – and family – can be discovered in the most unexpected of places. Eva Martinez-Green seemingly has everything a young woman could yearn for. Yet she has always felt like a part of her was missing and something she couldn't quite put her finger on was not quite right. We are first introduced to her as she attends her very first day at school. She's a bashful and quiet girl who inhabits a large house in Chelsea with her mother and father, but when she thinks about it, she wonders why she has no memories before the age of three and a half years old. She feels like an outsider even in her own home with her emotionally stilted mother who always holds back some of herself and never gives quite enough of her love and care to her young daughter. She spent most of her time in bed and is distant, cold and the mothering instinct certainly does not come naturally to her. She also isn't supportive of her daughter and when Eva meets her best friend, Bridget, she sees exactly how mothers usually behave in loving homes. She feels more loved and safe and at home at Bridget’s than she ever does in her own home. She even receives hugs and kind, supportive words from Bridget’s mum, too. This makes Eva want to understand even more why her own mother is not motherly, so she sets out to discover the truth. She begins to believe that the Martinez-Green clan may not be her biological family, so she embarks upon a mission to either confirm her theory or disprove it and hopefully find a sense of belonging in the process. This is a captivating, heartbreaking and deeply emotional novel that asks the question: What would it be like to think that you’d ended up with the wrong mother? I loved this poignant, tear-jerker of a story: Eva's range of possible and impossible families, her risky attempts at friendship, her unexpected epiphanies, her passion for the ancient city of Córdoba — and the sometimes terrible, sometimes wonderful, always powerful, impact of love. Joanna Glen has returned with a tender and evocative examination of one woman’s journey of self-discovery. No one writes of the joy and heartache of life as thoughtfully and beautifully, and Eva’s story is entirely bewitching. Exploring yearning, grief and love in all its forms, it will leave you bereft but bedazzled. Highly recommended.
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Mar 02, 2021

Tamsin Preece

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I’m not often reduced to tears by a book but I finished this with wet cheeks. I just loved it. Eva (as in forever, not evil, she tells us early on) is searching for something. She knows that something is missing but isn’t entirely sure what. She just knows that she doesn’t belong in her family. This book chronicles her life and her desire to find love and happiness. Eva makes wonderful friends and I loved them all. A real strength of this book is the characters. Each of them is so perfectly writ
I’m not often reduced to tears by a book but I finished this with wet cheeks. I just loved it. Eva (as in forever, not evil, she tells us early on) is searching for something. She knows that something is missing but isn’t entirely sure what. She just knows that she doesn’t belong in her family. This book chronicles her life and her desire to find love and happiness. Eva makes wonderful friends and I loved them all. A real strength of this book is the characters. Each of them is so perfectly written and even those we don’t like, we understand. Eva has a strong voice and the author writes her so clearly. I felt her feelings and I saw her surroundings. Honestly, I can only think of lovely things to say about this absolute gem of a book. I will be recommending it to friends and actively searching out more books by this talented author. Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for my copy of this book.
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Feb 23, 2022

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Author Joanna Glen's All My Mothers is a rare combination of an incredible plot with an equally, if not more, sublime writing style. I can't even say for sure how many times Glen used foreshadowing, but I feel confident enough to say that nearly every little detail has a greater significance to be found out later on. Undoubtedly, there are so many satisfying moments to be had when seemingly everything adds up. I'm in awe. As for the plot, I admire the overarching idea that everything makes sense i
Author Joanna Glen's All My Mothers is a rare combination of an incredible plot with an equally, if not more, sublime writing style. I can't even say for sure how many times Glen used foreshadowing, but I feel confident enough to say that nearly every little detail has a greater significance to be found out later on. Undoubtedly, there are so many satisfying moments to be had when seemingly everything adds up. I'm in awe. As for the plot, I admire the overarching idea that everything makes sense in time as we grow into ourselves. In the details, there's so much to process and take in, and I think I'll be coming back to them, especially when in challenging relationships myself. Right now, the plot certainly feels like a hug to my past self who faced such. It's healing, and I'm grateful.
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Mar 22, 2022

Grace Woodhouse

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i absolutely could not put this book down, it was a glorious read. i’d recommend it to anyone who needs a reminder that sometimes family isn’t all about blood-relations, and it can be the people you surround yourself with that can be your sisters, fathers, grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins — and that that is more than enough xxx

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A bad mum, A missing mum, A borrowed mum, A dead mum, A found mum.

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Jun 08, 2022

Jacki (Julia Flyte)

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This was simply beautiful. It's narrated by Eva who grows up with the suspicion that her parents are not her birth parents (although they deny this). She's an only child who forms a firm friendship with Bridget and she is captivated by Bridget's large and loving family. Over the course the book, Eva will have a progression of mother figures in her life and will also come to understand her own story. It's a book about friendship and motherhood and finding your own people and it gave me all the fee
This was simply beautiful. It's narrated by Eva who grows up with the suspicion that her parents are not her birth parents (although they deny this). She's an only child who forms a firm friendship with Bridget and she is captivated by Bridget's large and loving family. Over the course the book, Eva will have a progression of mother figures in her life and will also come to understand her own story. It's a book about friendship and motherhood and finding your own people and it gave me all the feels that I got from Still Life . I thought it might be too dumbed down or sentimental for my taste but I absolutely adored it and I hugely recommend it.
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Jul 17, 2022

Jo

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I loved this story, in particular how it is narrated by Eva throughout her life. It starts with a child's voice that grows as she does, through adolescents to young adult and then as an adult. The voice fitted each of these stages perfectly describing love for people and places in Eva's life at that time
I loved this story, in particular how it is narrated by Eva throughout her life. It starts with a child's voice that grows as she does, through adolescents to young adult and then as an adult. The voice fitted each of these stages perfectly describing love for people and places in Eva's life at that time
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Mar 11, 2021

Amy Savvides

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Oh my goodness. It's 3am, I have just finished this book and I simply had to review it immediately. This book, this book is immense. We are following the story of Eva, from her first memories as a four year old starting school and making a best friend, all the way through to adulthood. We see her at her best and her worst, at her highs and lows. This book doesn't pull it's punches. At it's heart, it is a coming of age story. But it's so much more than that. It's about the circular nature of life
Oh my goodness. It's 3am, I have just finished this book and I simply had to review it immediately. This book, this book is immense. We are following the story of Eva, from her first memories as a four year old starting school and making a best friend, all the way through to adulthood. We see her at her best and her worst, at her highs and lows. This book doesn't pull it's punches. At it's heart, it is a coming of age story. But it's so much more than that. It's about the circular nature of life, it's about how disappointments come but also wonderful things, but mostly it's about girls and women and mothers, and the wonderful relationships between them all. I loved how the author weaved the story, you grow into it as Eva grows up. We sometimes see where the journey is going, and sometimes we don't, but Eva is a truthful narrator to both herself and her subjects. She is at times, not terribly likeable, but she is believable and three dimensional. I simply loved this book.. It made my heart
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