<description> &lt;p&gt;Debut novelist Sarai Johnson created four generations of Black mothers and daughters to tackle the questions that came up in her own life: What does forgiveness look like? Can cycles of trauma be broken? Can a daughter truly leave her mother’s mistakes in the past? &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;“&lt;a href="https://www.harpercollins.com/products/grown-women-sarai-johnson?variant=41098839687202" class="default"&gt;Grown Women&lt;/a&gt;” expertly probes for answers via the lives of Evelyn, Charlotte, Corinna and Camille. Resentment lingers like a cancer, even as each generation of women struggles to not repeat mistakes that wound. Is it possible for them to find a modicum of forgiveness? Or will the cycles of neglect, half-lies and emotional distance repeat? &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;This week on Big Books and Bold Ideas, Johnson joins host Kerri Miller for a vulnerable conversation about mothers and daughters and trying your best, even when your best isn’t enough.&lt;/p&gt; </description>

Big Books & Bold Ideas with Kerri Miller

Minnesota Public Radio

‘Grown Women’ tackles the complicated wounds in mother-daughter relationships

AUG 2, 202450 MIN
Big Books & Bold Ideas with Kerri Miller

‘Grown Women’ tackles the complicated wounds in mother-daughter relationships

AUG 2, 202450 MIN

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<p>Debut novelist Sarai Johnson created four generations of Black mothers and daughters to tackle the questions that came up in her own life: What does forgiveness look like? Can cycles of trauma be broken? Can a daughter truly leave her mother’s mistakes in the past? </p><br/><p>“<a href="https://www.harpercollins.com/products/grown-women-sarai-johnson?variant=41098839687202" class="default">Grown Women</a>” expertly probes for answers via the lives of Evelyn, Charlotte, Corinna and Camille. Resentment lingers like a cancer, even as each generation of women struggles to not repeat mistakes that wound. Is it possible for them to find a modicum of forgiveness? Or will the cycles of neglect, half-lies and emotional distance repeat? </p><br/><p>This week on Big Books and Bold Ideas, Johnson joins host Kerri Miller for a vulnerable conversation about mothers and daughters and trying your best, even when your best isn’t enough.</p>