Everything you need to understand or teach The Wise Women by Gina Sorell.
In the novel The Wise Women by Gina Sorell, when retired advice columnist Wendy Wise sensed her daughters were in trouble, she left behind her own problems to help them. However, since Wendy had overlooked them during their childhood and focused on building her career, her daughters were resistant to her efforts to be a mother to them as adults. Themes in the novel include relationships, gentrification, strong women, and the power of compromise. Replacing old things serves as a motif throughout the novel.