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In 'The Breakaway,' Jennifer Weiner touches on love, mothers and body-shaming

In 'The Breakaway,' Jennifer Weiner touches on love, mothers and body-shaming

FromNPR's Book of the Day


In 'The Breakaway,' Jennifer Weiner touches on love, mothers and body-shaming

FromNPR's Book of the Day

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Length:
9 minutes
Released:
Sep 6, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Abby Stern is very much looking forward to leading a biking trip from NYC to Niagara Falls – until her mom, an old one-night-stand, and some uneasy memories are added to the mix. In Jennifer Weiner's new novel, The Breakaway, that two-week trip becomes filled with tension: sexual, political, and familial. Weiner tells NPR's Juana Summers how different women manage their mothers' expectations, and how she learned to see "almond moms" quite differently while writing this novel.
Released:
Sep 6, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

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