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Real mothers. Real occupations. Real turmoil. Striking the right balance between job and motherhood is one of the most stressful, heart-wrenching responsibilities facing women today. In Torn, 46 women analyze the conflict between the need to nurture and the need to work, and uncover creative solutions for having the best of both worlds. The stories in the collection offer anticipation and inspiration, nonetheless they also uncover the messy realities of modern motherhood and life's inescapable crises, both small and large: from breast pump mishaps to fights with malignancy; diaper blowouts to debilitating depressive disorder; competitive cupcake cooking to coming home from conflict. In the long run, the listener may take comfort in the knowledge that there surely is no perfect mother; nor is there a perfect balance when it comes to kids and job. The real challenge facing women today is not juggling their many jobs, but realigning their objectives of what is possible and recognizing that success does not equal "carrying it out all". Torn was preferred as a Mom's Choice Honours Gold Medal Champion for 2011.
