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? UNDER THE LAMPLIGHT-<\/strong><\/p>\n

<\/a> Mom shaming at the hands of the state unfolds in Jessamine Chan\u2019s debut<\/strong> novel, <\/strong>The School for Good Mothers<\/a><\/strong>.<\/strong> The novel illustrates a not-so-farfetched world in which the state had a Big Brother-ish institution that measures mothers\u2019 devotion to their children. The story follows Frida Liu, a 39-year-old Chinese-American writer and single mother. Liu\u2019s 18-month-old daughter, Harriet, is taken away from her after a series of bad decisions and sleep deprivation lead to her leaving Harriet home alone for a couple of hours unattended. Liu is placed under home surveillance but when she fails to demonstrate to a judge during her supervised visits with Harriet that she\u2019s learned her lesson, she\u2019s sentenced to five years at a new facility. At the facility \u2014 which is part school, part prison \u2014 Liu has to demonstrate that her maternal skills and instincts have improved by caring for a robot girl the same age as her daughter. If she fails, her parental rights will be terminated.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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