PERHAPS A GIFT VOUCHER FOR MUM?: MOTHER'S DAY
Susanna Kaysen is the author of the novels Far Afield and Asa, As I Knew Him and the memoir Girl, Interrupted. She lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Scary, thought-provoking, and humorous. . . . Kaysen painstakingly constructs her own brilliant vagina monologue. -Elle Hilarious . . . intelligent and deeply felt . . . always interesting and, alas, occasionally heartbreaking. -The Boston Globe Strangely seductive, even entertaining, and frequently funny. . . . When one body part starts sending out a signal that can't be ignored, you can suddenly find yourself viewing friendships, partnerships, even inanimate objects through a different lens. -Newsday Pithy, funny, adventurous, sexy, and eye-opening. . . . Disguised as plain, brown memoir . . . [The Camera My Mother Gave Me is] a voluptuous exploration of sexuality, aging, the failures of modern medicine, attempts at self-knowledge, and the meaning of pain. -Kirkus Scary, thought-provoking, and humorous. . . . Kaysen painstakingly constructs her own brilliant vagina monologue. Elle Hilarious . . . intelligent and deeply felt . . . always interesting and, alas, occasionally heartbreaking. The Boston Globe Strangely seductive, even entertaining, and frequently funny. . . . When one body part starts sending out a signal that can t be ignored, you can suddenly find yourself viewing friendships, partnerships, even inanimate objects through a different lens. Newsday Pithy, funny, adventurous, sexy, and eye-opening. . . . Disguised as plain, brown memoir . . . [The Camera My Mother Gave Me is] a voluptuous exploration of sexuality, aging, the failures of modern medicine, attempts at self-knowledge, and the meaning of pain. Kirkus
