Claire/Mia Fontaine
Hello, and welcome to our Good Reads page! We're Claire (the mother) and Mia (the offspring) Fontaine, authors of ComeBack and Have Mother, Will Travel, which debuts this July. We'll be posting information about events and giveaways here, and we look forward to connecting you.
About us:
Mia Fontaine is an author and national public speaker who has written for The New York Times and blogs for Ms. Magazine. She resides in New York City, and is currently at work on a narrative non-fiction book. A talented sculptor, her hobbies include biking, scuba diving, cinema, mentoring teens, exploring new cuisines, and, of course, travel.
Claire Fontaine is the author of two memoirs, a national public speaker and a former screenwriter. She currently lives between South Florida and France, most recently Paris. She’s also certified as a life coach and relationship coach, focusing on personal transformation, relationships and parenting. Claire has degrees in film, design and art history. She enjoys running, fencing, hiking and yoga. Her hobbies are travel, film, reading, art and knitting. She’s having way more fun in her fifties than she ever did in her twenties.
“Mia: I was sixteen when I first realized my mom was more concerned about my appearance than I was… I’ll be talking to my mom and realize she hasn’t heard a word because she’s studying my face to see if the foundation I’m using is a good match for my skin tone.”
“Claire: Once your baby arrives, the world is no more the same than you are. Because from our very bodies we add to the collective human destiny.”
“Claire: One of the hallmarks of a mother-daughter relationship is what I call the Zero to Sixty Factor. We can get instantly irritated at each other and just as instantly move on… Men don’t get this. Paul will say, “Girls, stop fussing,” and we’ll immediately turn and say in unison, “We’re not arguing.”
“There isn’t a woman I know who hasn’t said they wished they’d listened to their mother… especially where the three Big Ms of women’s lives are concerned: mothering, money, and men.”