Someone Other Than a Mother: Flipping the Scripts on a Woman's Purpose and Making Meaning Beyond Motherhood

by Erin S. Lane

Book Overview

Theologian Erin S. Lane overturns dominant narratives about motherhood and inspires women to write their own stories.

Is it possible to do something more meaningful than mothering?

As a young Catholic girl who grew up in the American Midwest on white bread and Jesus, Erin S. Lane was given two options for a life well-lived: Mother or Mother Superior. She could marry a man and mother her own children, or she could marry...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0593329317
• ISBN13: 9780593329313
• Release Date: April 2022
• Publisher: Tarcherperigee
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.4" x 7.9"