Mothers Before: Stories and Portraits of Our Mothers as We Never Saw Them

Who was your mother before she became a mother?

In this remarkable collection, New York Times bestselling novelist Edan Lepucki gathers more than sixty original essays and favorite photographs to explore this question. The daughters in Mothers Before are writers and poets, artists and teachers, and the images and stories they share reveal the lives of women in ways that are vulnerable and true, sometimes funny, sometimes sad, and always moving.

Contributors include:
• Brit Bennett
• Jennine Capó Crucet
• Jennifer Egan
• Angela Garbes
• Annabeth Gish
• Alison Roman
• Lisa See
• Danzy Senna
• Dana Spiotta
• Jia Tolentino