In Mother Words:
Essays by Susan Byrum Rountree
$14.95 paperback, 96 pages
Publication Date: April 2003
ISBN 1880849-61-5

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Few of us take the time to reflect on the ceremonies that can be found in daily life, and for mothers, the busiest of people, finding that time between diapering and discipline can be especially hard.

Despite the vast diversity among families, there are celebrations imbedded in daily life that are common to all: holding a fretful baby in your lap, watching a teen-ager discover his gifts, comforting a child coping with a loss. These common threads, what many of us remember about our own mothers and what women treasure about being mothers, are fodder for a new collection of twenty-two essays written by a popular Raleigh writer.

In Mother Words recounts author Susan Byrum Rountree's own experiences as a mother with a poignancy and subtle humor that capture the essence of that essential role—in all of its practical and emotional complexity. In her quiet voice, she reflects on the balancing act of motherhood, the stress of trying to do it all, and the joy that comes in connecting with those we love. Everything you read in these essays is everything lived by you, by your mother, by your best friend—Everymother. All mothers—and those who have merely grown up under the influence of one—are sure to find illuminating reflections of their own lives in these pages.