{"product_id":"mamas-book-helena-andrews-dyer-9780593240311","title":"The Mamas","description":"\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e culture writer chronicles the challenges she faces as a Black mother in a mostly white mommy group in a time of gentrification, racial reckoning, and a global pandemic.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCan white moms and Black moms ever truly be friends, not just mom friends, like really real friends? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHelena Andrews-Dyer lives in the Bloomingdale neighborhood of Washington, D.C., a picturesque collection of rowhouses near the center of the city that has become increasingly gentrified in the last decade. After having her first child a few years ago, she joined the local motherhood support group--the Mamas--and was surprised to find she was one of the only Black mothers. The racial, cultural, and socio-economic differences were made clear almost immediately. Then George Floyd happened. A man was murdered. A man who called out for his mama. And suddenly, the Mamas felt even more different. Though they were alike in some ways--they want their kids to be safe, they think their husbands are lazy, they work too much and they feel guilty about it--Helena realized she had an entirely different set of problems her neighborhood mom friends could never truly understand. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eThe Mamas\u003c\/i\u003e, Helena chronicles the particular challenges she faces in a group where a reading list is the first step to solving systemic racism and where she, a Black, professional, Ivy League-educated mom, is overcompensating with every move. And Helena grapples with her own inner tensions like, Why do I never leave the house with the baby and without my wedding ring? and Why did every name we considered for our kids have to pass the r sum  test? Throw in a pandemic and a nationwide movement for social justice and follow Helena as she ultimately tries to find out if moms from different backgrounds can truly understand one another. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With sharp wit and refreshing honesty, \u003ci\u003eThe Mamas\u003c\/i\u003e explores the contradictions and community of motherhood--white and Black and everything--against the backdrop of the rapidly changing world.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50355355058449,"sku":"CIN0593240316VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50358833479953,"sku":"CIN0593240316G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":50807065608465,"sku":"GOR014079278","price":3.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0593240316.jpg?v=1750880498","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/en-gb\/products\/mamas-book-helena-andrews-dyer-9780593240311","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}