or
Sign in to turn on 1-Click ordering.
 
 
More Buying Choices
33 used & new from £0.23
Have one to sell? Sell yours here
 
   
In a Country of Mothers
 
 
Share your own customer images
Search inside this book

In a Country of Mothers (Paperback)

by A.M. Homes (Author)
3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
RRP: £7.99
Price: £4.91 & this item Delivered FREE in the UK with Super Saver Delivery. See details and conditions
You Save: £3.08 (39%)
o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o
In stock.
Dispatched from and sold by Amazon.co.uk. Gift-wrap available.

Want guaranteed delivery by Thursday, February 11? Choose Express delivery at checkout. See Details
22 new from £0.52 11 used from £0.23
Other Editions: RRP: Our Price: Other Offers:
Hardcover Order it used
Paperback (Reprint) 15 used & new from £0.01

Frequently Bought Together

In a Country of Mothers + The End of Alice + Jack
Total RRP: £23.97
Price For All Three: £15.25

Show availability and delivery details

  • This item: In a Country of Mothers by A.M. Homes

    In stock.
    Dispatched from and sold by Amazon.co.uk.
    This item Delivered FREE in the UK with Super Saver Delivery. See details and conditions

  • The End of Alice by A.M. Homes

    In stock.
    Dispatched from and sold by Amazon.co.uk.
    This item Delivered FREE in the UK with Super Saver Delivery. See details and conditions

  • Jack by A.M. Homes

    In stock.
    Dispatched from and sold by Amazon.co.uk.
    This item Delivered FREE in the UK with Super Saver Delivery. See details and conditions

Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought

The End of Alice

The End of Alice

by A.M. Homes
3.7 out of 5 stars (31)  £5.21
The Safety of Objects

The Safety of Objects

by A.M. Homes
5.0 out of 5 stars (2)  £5.01
Jack

Jack

by A.M. Homes
4.5 out of 5 stars (4)  £5.13
Music for Torching

Music for Torching

by A.M. Homes
3.8 out of 5 stars (6)  £5.99
Things You Should Know

Things You Should Know

by A.M. Homes
2.7 out of 5 stars (3)  £4.93
› Explore similar items

Product details

  • Paperback: 288 pages
  • Publisher: Granta Books; New edition edition (5 Jun 2006)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1862078882
  • ISBN-13: 978-1862078888
  • Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.6 x 2.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 101,442 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

    •  Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?

Product Description

Review

"* 'Very few writers push the envelope with such style and confidence' Mark Haddon * 'Irresistibly pulls the reader into a vortex of damaged faith. Fiercely witty, frenetically paced, and seriously engaged with significant issues' Maddison Smartt Bell * 'Homes couldn't be more deliciously named: she kicks over the doll's house and gives suburbanity a good shake' Guardian * 'The imagination that shapes A.M Homes's fiction is exhilaratingly perverse' New York Times Book Review"

Product Description

For Claire Roth, an established psycho-therapist with an adoring husband and children, her new patient - Jody Goodman - a witty and attractive young filmmaker - is a welcome diversion from her predictable life. Jody, successful, yet uncertain, is disarmed by Claire's interest and approval. Gradually, the lines between friendship and family, between love and compulsion, begin to lose their focus - especially when one of them starts to believe fanatically that some things simply cannot be coincidences, and that what they share, in fact, is the deepest bond of all. "In a Country of Mothers" is a transfixing psychological thriller; in it A. M. forces us to confront our own judgements about sanity, danger and desire.
See all Product Description
Inside This Book (Learn More)
Browse Sample Pages
Front Cover | Copyright | Excerpt | Back Cover
Search inside this book:

Suggested Tags from Similar Products

 (What's this?)
Be the first one to add a relevant tag (keyword that's strongly related to this product)
 
shocking
contemporary am lit
a m homes

Your tags: Add your first tag
 
See most popular tags

What Do Customers Ultimately Buy After Viewing This Item?

In a Country of Mothers
50% buy the item featured on this page:
In a Country of Mothers 3.3 out of 5 stars (3)
£4.91
Jack
17% buy
Jack 4.5 out of 5 stars (4)
£5.13
The End of Alice
12% buy
The End of Alice 3.7 out of 5 stars (31)
£5.21
Music for Torching
12% buy
Music for Torching 3.8 out of 5 stars (6)
£5.99
Explore similar items
 

Customer Reviews

3 Reviews
5 star:    (0)
4 star:
 (1)
3 star:
 (2)
2 star:    (0)
1 star:    (0)
 
 
 
 
 
Average Customer Review
3.3 out of 5 stars (3 customer reviews)
 
 
 
 
Share your thoughts with other customers:
Most Helpful Customer Reviews

 
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Average compared with other books by AM Homes, 23 May 2007
By Fiona Nagle (Ireland) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   
I felt a bit disappointed after reading 'This book will save our life'. 'In a country of mothers' is a worthwhile read, but overall it is not as gripping as previous books I have read by this author. An average read.

I would however definitely recommend 'This book will save your life' by the same author as a throroughly enjoyable read.
Help other customers find the most helpful reviews  
Was this review helpful to you? Yes No


 
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars An ailment compounded by wealth and privilege, 5 Oct 2009
By E. Shaw "Kokoschka's_cat" (Leeds, England) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   
This review is from: In a Country of Mothers (Vintage Contemporaries (Paperback)) (Paperback)
Jody is a bright, articulate, talented young film-maker and as the novel opens she is working for a film producer helping a much revered but rather repulsive director on his latest opus. She wants to be a director herself and has signed up for film school at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). She was adopted and her relationship with her adoptee mother is very needy. She is, in common with many middle class Americans, in therapy - with a new therapist, Claire. Claire is married with two children and is obsessed by the daughter she put up for adoption when she was a teenager. The book centres on Jody and Claire's relationship which gradually becomes more and more combative, not to say sinister.

This novel made me wonder what it is that American women really want from their lives. The two women in the novel have versions of what might be termed `everything', but there are so many aspects of their lives that they seem compelled to reinforce with negativity - Claire has two beautiful children, but the eldest isn't achieving at school and Claire blames herself; Jody is accepted into film school but it means a dreaded journey (she is afraid of flying - get a Greyhound bus for god's sake!). Insecurities abound for these women yet they have money, houses, great social lives, people who love them (Claire's husband is a paragon, considerate, sexy, loving, great with the kids - perfection - come on Claire, wake up!).

When Claire begins to imagine that she is Jody's real mother and evidence to the contrary is ignored, we begin to feel distinctly uneasy about her future.

Homes has created a mixture made up of a relationship novel and a psychological thriller with this highly original book. The writing is witty, insightful and makes for an increasingly intriguing read, though sometimes my patience was exhausted by the almost perverse pessimism of the two main protagonists' thinking. On reflection, however, it felt accurate about the continued waning of the American Dream and as if the difficulties encountered were symptoms of an ailment compounded by wealth and privilege.
Help other customers find the most helpful reviews  
Was this review helpful to you? Yes No


 
4.0 out of 5 stars probably my favourite book by homes, 12 Dec 2009
This may be my favourite book by a m homes, but I'm not sure she knew where to end it, really, and the point of sending Jody to California only to bring her back immediately with a virus mystified me, unless it was just to prevent Jody from ever fulfilling herself. Homes was adopted. Explains some of her angst.
Help other customers find the most helpful reviews  
Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
 
 
 
Only search this product's reviews


Customer Discussions

This product's forum
Discussion Replies Latest Post
No discussions yet

Ask questions, Share opinions, Gain insight
Start a new discussion
Topic:
First post:
Prompts for sign-in
 


Active discussions in related forums
   
Related forums

Listmania!

Create a Listmania! list

Look for similar items by category

Look for similar items by subject










i.e., each product must be in subject 1 AND subject 2 AND ...

Feedback


Your Recent History

 (What's this?)

After viewing product detail pages or search results, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in.