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Dear Mother… brings together mothers of all ages and backgrounds in a compendium of fictional letters, written from the heart. Great challenges and responsibilities, hopes and disappointments are explored without apology. As one mother prepares for a new-born, another shares her experience of being a single parent. Why is a mother at the primary school gate feeling burnt out by 9 am and what advice does a grandmother pass down to her granddaughter? Whether she’s sitting in the ante-natal clinic, on a bus or in the masjid, these letters reveal a variety of mothers’ inner dialogue – one which is rarely heard in society.
'Who would have thought a book of fictional letters would produce such deep reflections about my 19 years as a mother? I found my safe space as a Muslim mother within the pages of Dear Mother - Letters from the Heart. The chapters took me back to when my children were young, made me feel seen and validated as I navigated being a mother to teenagers, and provided insight into what is to come in the future inshaAllah. This is the book I wish I had from the moment I discovered I had conceived my first child. Suma, my dear, you've done it again.
Beautiful and comforting mashaAllah. A must-read for every mother and mother-to-be.'
Aliyah Umm Raiyaan
Founder and CEO at Solace UK for Muslim Revert Women & Sunday Times Best Selling Author of Ramadan Reflections
Contents:
Introduction
1. Dear Mother in the ante natal clinic.
2. Dear Mother to-be
3. Dear Mother feeling low during pregnancy and post delivery
4. Dear Mother Who has a child with special needs
5. Dear Single Mother
6. Dear Mother Who’s depleted from giving
7. Dear Mother experiencing primary school overwhelm
8. Dear Mother missing ‘home’
9. Dear Mother exploring hijab for her daughters
10. Dear Mother of teens pre-Ramadan
11. Dear Mother living with pain
12. Dear Mother struggling to be ‘fair’
13. Dear Mother Who’s feeling afraid
14. Dear Mother Who’s in the grocery shop aisle
15. Dear Mother Who’s raising a boy
16. Dear Mother connect to natural
17. Dear Mother approaching their child’s Qur’an khatme
18. Dear Mother living with domestic abuse
19. Dear Mother who needs to recharge her spiritual battery
20. Dear Mother Who educating her daughter
21. Dear Mother hanging there at Eid Salah
22. Dear Mother stuck in the conflict…
23. Dear Mother who has a second job
24. Dear Mother of two generations
25. Dear Mother who is the child
26. Dear Mother with the car radio on
27. Dear Mother searching for a marriage partner for their daughter
28. Dear Mother of an empty nest
29. Dear Mother who is my grand-daughter
30. Dear Daughter Who’s just given birth