Introduction “D’Erasmo moves to the top of her craft with The Sky Below,” said Town and Country, and many others have joined the chorus of critical acclaim for her newest novel, in part inspired by Ovid, which illuminates the myths that underlie our everyday lives. At thirty-seven, Gabriel Collins works halfheartedly as an obituary writer at a [...]
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Womenfolks by Shirley Abbott
“Wonderful and important.” — Pat Conroy “Regardless of where we are born, Womenfolks gives us the courage and energy to ask who we really are.” — Boston Globe About the Book In a captivating tribute to the mothers and daughters of the South, Shirley Abbott combines personal memoir with meditation on family, myth and [...]