Synopsis
The Prize-winning International Bestseller
When a mother allows her thirty-something daughter to move into her apartment, she wants for her what many mothers might say they want for their child: a steady income, and, even better, a good husband with a good job with whom to start a family.
But when Green turns up with her girlfriend Lane in tow, her...
Details
27 April 2023176 pages
9781529057683Imprint: Picador
Reviews
An acerbic and wise book.Catherine Taylor, Irish Times
An admirably nuanced portrait of prejudice . . . one that boldly takes on the daunting task of humanizing someone whose prejudice has made her cruel.Imogen West Knights, The New York Times
I can't help but be moved by a story about women meeting, fighting, helping each other, looking after one another, and raising their voices against the prejudice and criticism they are subject to.Cho Nam-joo, author of Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982
Concerning My Daughter is one of the best character studies I've read in years - thoughtful, complicated and surprisingly kind, it raises important questions about ageing, family, and both the cost and the value of change.Jessie Greengrass, author of An Account of the Decline of the Great Auk and Sight
