Surprised by her aging mother's whispered expression of regret, Jane weighs the possibility of reconciliation. Is there a path forward?
Could Jane's struggle to find inner peace ultimately depend on forgiving her mother? And herself? Is a transformation from decades of resentment to sincere appreciation possible?
The Perfect Mother is the third novel of a four-book series that began with Blackbird and My Mother's Daughter. The quartet explores the taboos, history, and texture of one woman's struggles during a profoundly transformative period of the 20th century.