Mother Millett - Softcover

Mother Millett Kate Millet's memoir begins with her return to Minnesota to take care of her intelligent but controlling mother who is dying. This is the catalyst for a meditation on her upbringing in middle America and her subsequent outcast status as a political activist, artist, and lesbian. Full description

"A confession of a daughter. An extraordinarily rich and sensitive narrative, like a good wine."--Yoko Ono

"As young activists search for ways to define their own movements, Kate Millett contributes a novel idea: Think outside yourself and fight for your mother's, or father's--or grandmother's or grandfather's--rights. Eventually, they will be your own."--The Nation

"This work, a meditation on both the perils of mother-daughter love and old age, is perhaps her warmest and most universal to date."--Independent

"One of the Best Books of 2001: Written in compelling prose, this poignant memoir of her mother's final years and the writer's struggle to face losing the most influential person in her life reestablishes Millet as a major American literary voice ... An essential purchase."--Library Journal

"Mother Millett captures the strength of the bond that overcomes conflicts that inevitably arise between two fiercely independent women, particularly when they are mother and daughter."--Bloomsbury Review

"You'll argue with Kate Millett as you read along, but only because she's succeeded in making you think."--Gay and Lesbian Review

"No, it doesn't make for a soothing bedtime read. But imagine the person who could write serenely and soothingly about such an experience--what sort of person would that be? Of course, one could choose not to write the book at all. But this is stuff we need to know."--Women's Review of Books

"Millett's book captures the experience of a parent's old age remarkably well, with a strength and grace of which Mother Millet could be proud."--Washington Post Book World