This is a wonderful and insightful collection of stories and reflections of mothers on the connection with their own mother after becoming a mother themselves. The chapters are primarily autobiographical and are told through a range of lens, be it a graphic chapter or the more literary. An author outlines Anishinaabeg ceremonial practices that honour and represent maternal connections, and others demonstrate how art and craft can both assist in working through and carry forward maternal stories. Two further pieces use a combination of literary critique, feminist theory and post-Freudian psychoanalysis to interpret varied texts and another highlights findings from a series of interviews with women reflecting on the attributes and practices they will carry forward or discard from their experience of being mothered.

Joan Garvan, PhD (ANU) her thesis title Maternal Ambivalence in contemporary Australia: Navigating equity and care. She has an internet site, offered online professional development courses, and continues to work as an advocate with Maternal Health Matters. Joan is an inaugural member of Maternal Scholars Australia (formerly AMIRCI) and presented at conferences in Australia, Toronto, New York and Florence. Joan was both a mature aged student and a mature aged mum and her children have blossomed into young adults. Kandee Kosior is a children’s programming and outreach librarian. She has a Master of Library and Information Sciences from San Jose State University. Kandee’s research interests include feminist mothering, mothers and daughters and mothers and sons. She is the co-editor of the Demeter Press publication titled Feminist Parenting. She treasures the 30 years she spent with her husband raising their three children.

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