# The Mother Code

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- Book: [The Mother Code](https://www.bookquiver.com/ruthie-ackerman/the-mother-code) ([The Mother Code.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/ruthie-ackerman/the-mother-code.md))
- Authors: [Ruthie Ackerman](https://www.bookquiver.com/ruthie-ackerman)
- Publisher: random_house
- ISBN: 978-05-9373-011-9
- Pages: 336
- Published: 2025-05-06
- Language: en_US
- Binding: Hardcover

## Description

In this propulsive memoir, an award-winning journalist blends history, science, and cultural criticism to uncover whether motherhood outside of society’s rigid rules and expectations is possible—and...