From Joy Williams and Mona Simpson to Lucy Grealy and Joy Harjo, women writers share their stories of sisterhood in this dazzling collection.
""Forget the sugar-coated, over-sentimental portrayal of sibling bonding. Through essays and short stories written by nineteen female authors, Patricia Foster has put together an honest account of the ups and downs of sisterhood."" -Indianapolis Star
""Sensitive, thoughtful, provocative, and beautifully written. . . . Underneath all these highly individualized tales there is a seamless web of shared sisterhood."" -Daily Press
Includes essays and fiction by-
Meena Alexander, Robin Behn, Louise DeSalvo, Erika Duncan, Maria Flook, Patricia Foster, Bonnie Friedman, Donna Gordo, Lucy Grealy, Joy Harjo, Bell Hooks, Pam Houston, Jesse Lee Kercheval, Lori Hope Norris, Letty Cottin Pogrebin, Mona Simpson, Debra Spark, Joan Wickersham, and Joy Williams.
By:
Patricia Foster Imprint: Anchor Books Country of Publication: United States Dimensions:
Height: 217mm,
Width: 141mm,
Spine: 22mm
Weight: 439g ISBN:9780385471299 ISBN 10: 0385471297 Pages: 368 Publication Date:01 December 1996 Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
