Publication of Debut Novel, Rules for Mothers: A Novel; releases on April 14th 2026. In a story about motherhood, gender roles, cultural expectations, and mental health. Set in 1980’s Portland, it features Elly Sparrow, wife and mother of four, who is desperate to regain her sense of personal autonomy. Who is she beyond wife and mother? How can she find herself when she is constantly giving, giving to the needs of others? Elly loves her children deeply and feels guilty for even thinking about herself, a universal truth for many women. Rules for Mothers puts forward themes as relevant today as they were forty years ago.
Book readings: April 29th at Broadway Books and May 22nd at BOLD Books.