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Rahna Reiko Rizzuto's story about leaving her children stirs up a national conversation about motherhood

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Author Rahna Reiko Rizzuto with her two sons, a picture featured on "The Today Show."
Author Rahna Reiko Rizzuto with her two sons, a picture featured on "The Today Show."

On Monday, Salon ran a provocative essay by Rahna Reiko Rizzuto, called “Why I Left My Children.” Since then, Rizzuto — whose memoir “Hiroshima in the Morning,” about reporting on the legacy of Hiroshima as her marriage fell apart, is a finalist for the 2010 National Book Critics Circle award — has appeared on MSNBC and “The Today Show” (video below) to talk about she believes we should rethink traditional ideas about motherhood. She has more appearances to come; we’ll keep you updated. 

 

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