Have Mother, Will Travel

Glamour magazine called Come Back, the first nonfiction collaboration by Claire and Mia Fontaine, the “best mother-daughter memoir,” while the New York Times Book Review praised it as, “a testament to the power of the love.”

The Fontaines are back with Have Mother, Will Travel, a beautiful, thoughtful, insightful, inspiring book that brilliantly captures the changing relationship between a mother and her adult daughter. Seen within the context of an unforgettable round-the-world adventure, the emotional milestones reached and the new understandings and appreciations achieved will warm the heart and nourish the soul—an extraordinary journey that should not be missed by armchair travelers and by mothers and daughters everywhere.

What happens when a mother’s midlife crisis collides with her daughter’s quarter-life crisis on a trip around the world?
A Mother-Daughter Memoir, Take Two: After baring their souls in their first book, Claire and Mia are back. This time, they’re navigating the changing dynamic between a mother and her fully grown (and often exasperated) adult daughter.Midlife Meets Quarter-Life Crisis: Claire is fifty and impulsively fleeing a life she no longer recognizes. Mia is twenty-five and has no idea what to do with hers. A trip around the world seems like the perfect escape… for both of them.Funny, Witty, and Relatable: From battles over packing lists to navigating traveler’s diarrhea in China, this travelogue is filled with the hilarious "Bitchy & Bossy" moments that every mother and daughter will recognize.Round-the-World Adventure: Join the Fontaines on a Global Scavenger Hunt across four continents, from swimming with elephants in Malaysia to exploring the pyramids in Cairo and discovering family history in Budapest.