32 MAY 6, 2021 RIDGEWOOD TIMES WWW.QNS.COM
Make reading part of your Mother’s Day celebration
Many childhood memories include sitting
on mom’s lap and reading stories together.
This year, you can show your mother how
much those memories mean to you by giving her a
Mother’s Day gift that harkens back to those special
moments spent together.
Whether your mom devotes time each week
to read the latest best-selling novel or can only
find a few moments every now and then to spend
some quality time reading, there are plenty of
thoughtful options available for nearly every
mother regardless of how often she settles into
a comfy chair with a good book. From cookbooks
and memoirs to suspenseful non-fiction and
coming-of-age stories, options like these can be
an excuse for her to dive into a new read and steal
a few minutes of uninterrupted me-time, which
can be a special gift itself.
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A TALE OF COMING OF AGE
According to the National Kitchen & Bath Association,
40% of people want a connection to
nature in their kitchen. One way to achieve this
is by choosing nature-inspired materials for focal
areas like countertops, cabinets and kitchen
islands. Wilsonart Home offers beautifulA
funny, wise and tender coming-of-age novel set
in suburban Baltimore in the 1970s, “Mary Jane”
by Jessica Anya Blau is complete with all the nostalgic
trappings of the decade. The novel follows a
straight-laced teenage girl whose world opens up
after nannying for a progressive family in town
and the celebrity couple hiding out there for the
summer.
A MEMORABLE MEMOIR
A story of unconditional love in the face of
difficulty and the grace of perseverance “I Have
Been Buried Under Years of Dust” by Valerie Gilpeer
and Emily Grodin is a memoir that details
the journey a mother and her nonverbal, autistic
daughter took to get to a place where they could
finally understand and communicate with each
other after a breakthrough revealed a young
woman who had been trapped inside for more
than two decades.
A SUSPENSEFUL STORY
In “Mother May I,” “New York Times” bestselling
author Joshilyn Jackson delivers a novel
of domestic suspense in which a mother must
decide how far she is willing to go to protect
her child and the life she loves. A tale of power,
privilege, lies, revenge and the choices people
make - ones that transform lives in unforeseen
ways.
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