Songs My Mother Taught Me is a heart-warming account of a young girl's relationship with a mother she never really knew nor took the time to care about. The author recounts the story as a fond recollection of her youth and the interactions and friction amongst the members of her family. She is especially concise and sometimes even bitter towards the sister character in the book. Yet these real-life human qualites which Thomas gives to her characters are what keep her readers interested and dedicated to following her work. A true delight