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“Explosive, gripping, and insightful, The Mother Act depicts the fraught mother-daughter relationship in all its messy, poignant complexity. Reimer explores the fascinating and painfully intimate nature of performance, the friction between love and duty, and the contradictions of motherhood. Her novel is a soaring ode to both the page and the stage, honoring all the bookish theatre-lovers who have only ever felt at home in imagined worlds. Even Shakespeare himself, who is quoted and performed throughout the novel, would approve of its drama, intrigue, and emotional heft. The Mother Act deserves a standing ovation.” —Caitlin Barasch, author of A Novel Obsession

"“Wholly engrossing, beautifully crafted, and uncanny in its depiction of family intrigue and the life of the artist, this is a rare treasure of a book about both motherhood and daughterhood. I savored every page of this spellbinding debut. Reimer is truly a writer to watch.” —Fiona Davis, New York Times bestselling author of The Spectacular ""Mesmerizing, poignant, and elegantly wrought, this is the best novel I’ve read in ages! Do yourself a favour and read The Mother Act—then share it with your book club, your best friends, and the women you love talking to most."" —Marissa Stapley, New York Times bestselling author of Lucky “Explosive, gripping, and insightful, The Mother Act depicts the fraught mother-daughter relationship in all its messy, poignant complexity. Reimer explores the fascinating and painfully intimate nature of performance, the friction between love and duty, and the contradictions of motherhood. Her novel is a soaring ode to both the page and the stage, honoring all the bookish theatre-lovers who have only ever felt at home in imagined worlds. Even Shakespeare himself, who is quoted and performed throughout the novel, would approve of its drama, intrigue, and emotional heft. The Mother Act deserves a standing ovation.” —Caitlin Barasch, author of A Novel Obsession ""A dazzling debut and beautifully crafted mother-daughter love story. The Mother Act hooked me from the first page to the last as I willed Sadie and Jude to find their way back to each other."" —Bernadette Jiwa, author of The Making of Her ""Sensational… this gorgeous, engaging novel made my heart rethink itself over and over. Jude and Sadie are unforgettable characters, and their story crackles with powerful chemistry. I read it all in a weekend, and didn’t want to put it down. I love this book, I love this book, I love this book, 153 times plus more!"" —Sarah Selecky, Giller-nominated author of This Cake Is for the Party and Radiant Shimmering Light"

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Heidi Reimer is a novelist and writing coach. Her writing interrogates the lives of women, usually those bent on breaking free of what they're given to create what they yearn for. Her front-row seat to thetheater world of her debut novel, The Mother Act, began two decades ago when she met and married an actor, and her immersion in motherhood began when she adopted a toddler and discovered she was pregnant on the same day. She has published in Chatelaine, The New Quarterly, Literary Mama, and theanthologies The M Word- Conversations about Motherhood and Body & Soul- Stories for Skeptics and Seekers.

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