# Mom Genes: Inside the New Science of Our Ancient Maternal Instinct - Hardcover

by **Abigail Tucker** (Author)

**From the _New York Times_ bestselling author of _The Lion in the Living Room_ comes a fascinating and provocative exploration of the biology of motherhood that "is witty, reassuring, and takes motherhood** **out of the footnotes and places it front and center--where it belongs" (Louann Brizendine, MD, _New York Times_ bestselling author).**

Everyone knows how babies are made, but scientists are only just beginning to understand the making of a mother. _Mom Genes_ reveals the hard science behind our tenderest maternal impulses, tackling questions such as why mothers are destined to mimic their own moms (or not), how maternal aggression makes females the world's most formidable creatures, and how a crisis like the Covid-19 pandemic can make or break a mom.

Weaving the latest research with Abigail Tucker's personal experiences, _Mom Genes_ "is an eye-opening tour through the biology and psychology of a role that is at once utterly ordinary and wondrously strange" (Annie Murphy Paul, author of _Origins_).

### Author Biography

Abigail Tucker's work has been featured in the Best American Science and Nature Writing series. She is the _New York Times_ bestselling author of _The Lion in the Living Room: How House Cats Tamed Us and Took Over the World_, named a Best Science Book of 2016 by _Library Journal_ and _Forbes_, now translated into thirteen languages. A correspondent for _Smithsonian_ magazine, she lives in New Haven, Connecticut, with her husband and four (equally amazing) children.

**Number of Pages:** 336

**Dimensions:** 1.2 x 9.3 x 6.2 IN

**Publication Date:** April 27, 2021

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