Glitter and Glue

Funny and poinant; great for moms with older moms

I saw this book in print but decided that I wanted to hear the author's voice. She obviously imitated her mother's vocal and speech patterns, which I found delightful. Our relationships as daughters are often complex, and Kelly "Corrigan nails it.

She tells of a temporary nanny job while traveling with a friend and making a difference in the lives of her recently motherless young charges. Her desire to be both far from and yet linked to her mom is delightful. Her memories of how her own mom handled things as Kelly was growing up are interspersed with her time in Australia as the nanny.

The book shifts to later in Kelly's life, and the continuing need for and tangled relationship with her mom. Overall I'd call this a love story. No relationship is perfect, but in the end, Corrigan realizes the gift of her mom being the glue in her life, which she can be for her own children.

I will read this again and give it to my daughter who now has a growing family. If you want an honest book, written with humor and love, but not saccharine, this is a book for you.

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Loved every minute of the author's narration.

Kelly Corrigan tells a great story about the glue that holds a family together...the mother. Her narration is wonderful; I love her "mother's voice" best of all. I promise you will laugh and cry as you listen.

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The perfect pre-Mother’s Day Read

I’ve had this title in my Audible queue for well over a year and decided it was time to give it a listen. I’m incredibly picky about the sound of a narrators voice, so I was delighted to find that the authors tone and cadence was to my liking.
The story is heartfelt, well written and a great example of how mother/daughter relationships aren’t all sunshine and happiness. They are messy, complicated and often turbulent.

Beautiful

Lovely and very personal story about our relationships with our Mothers. This is, indeed, the Great Adventure.

Mother

A mother is everything in a family. Especially to girls. This was a great story of just what a mother means in a family. She is the heart and soul of a family. Loved it.

A book with a great message of appreciation!

I listened to this audio book. I enjoyed and appreciated the message of loving those closest to you, learning to be grateful for loved ones in your lives and not taking life for granted.
it was a good story but I must admit that I would have enjoyed it more with a different reader. I know it was the author who experienced it all herself, but I had to keep reminding myself that so I wouldn't get annoyed. She was too monotoned for me to not be annoyed and that ruined the read a little for me. otherwise, I enjoyed the book.

Loved it!!!!!

This is a beautiful memoir that captures perfectly the feelings of an adult daughter for her mother as she grows through womanhood as a wife and mother herself. I loved all of it. Now on to My Antonia!

Beautiful Book

This a heartfelt retelling of the important, but complicated bond between mother's and their daughters. I loved this!

A daughter learning to appreciate your mother

Light reading, but it is beautiful. For daughters and mothers great insight into great love.

Loved this!

If you could sum up Glitter and Glue in three words, what would they be?

Story of all of our lives in one way or another

What did you like best about this story?

Kelly's voice, inflections and insight

Which character – as performed by Kelly Corrigan – was your favorite?

Mother

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Wanted to but couldn't

Any additional comments?

Just great