RaveThe Chicago Review of BooksThe crux of this memoir is in the strength of a mother developing her own self outside of the cultural rigidity of motherhood, and then bringing her child into that space. When Maum nurtures her inner desires, her mothering doesn’t suffer. It improves ... The commentary woven throughout moves this from a story about a woman and horses to become a conversation on how parents, especially those socialized as women, are still fighting to build identities as selves beyond their roles ... we ride with Maum and celebrate her using horses to redefine what it means to be a mother.
