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In a Country of Mothers

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In a Country of Mothers is a 1993 novel by A.M. Homes. The novel explores the professional transgressions of a therapist who becomes increasingly convinced that one of her patients is the daughter she gave up for adoption. A.M. Homes is known for her transgressive and darkly humorous explorations of American suburbia. Her debut novel, Jack (1989), concerned a teenager whose father reveals he is homosexual. Homes's work often delves into the violation of boundaries and the complexities of family relationships.1

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