A Caribbean immigrant in Toronto returns to her island, where she meets a woman hoping to escape into a better life.
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Feminist fables
by Namjoshi, Suniti, Trangmar, Susan, Alexander Street Press
fromSouth and Southeast Asian literature
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Mothers: twenty stories of contemporary motherhood
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"Twenty stories on contemporary motherhood. In Kate Braverman's Pagan Night, a mother debates whether to kill her unwanted child, while in Perri Klass' For Women Everywhere, a pregnant woman declines to be a tattletale by identifying the father." --
"Braverman challenges mythological nuclear family roles in her memorable collection of new stories"-- "Haunting new stories about girls on the brink of adulthood, women on the verge of breakdowns, and families undone by past deceptions"--
"Braverman challenges mythological nuclear family roles in her memorable collection of new stories"-- "Haunting new stories about girls on the brink of adulthood, women on the verge of breakdowns, and families undone by past deceptions"--
"In The Wrong Heaven, anything is possible: bodies can transform, inanimate objects come to life, angels appear and disappear. In the title story, a schoolteacher's life takes an unexpected turn when the plastic Jesus and Mary lawn ornaments she buys start talking to her. In "Ho…
"In The Wrong Heaven, anything is possible: bodies can transform, inanimate objects come to life, angels appear and disappear. In the title story, a schoolteacher's life takes an unexpected turn when the plastic Jesus and Mary lawn ornaments she buys start talking to her. In "Ho…
The Handmaid's Tale is not only a radical and brilliant departure for Margaret Atwood, it is a novel of such power that the reader will be unable to forget its images and its forecast. Set in the near future, it describes life in what was once the United States, now called the R…
The Handmaid's Tale is not only a radical and brilliant departure for Margaret Atwood, it is a novel of such power that the reader will be unable to forget its images and its forecast. Set in the near future, it describes life in what was once the United States, now called the R…
The Handmaid's Tale is not only a radical and brilliant departure for Margaret Atwood, it is a novel of such power that the reader will be unable to forget its images and its forecast. Set in the near future, it describes life in what was once the United States, now called the R…
The Handmaid's Tale is not only a radical and brilliant departure for Margaret Atwood, it is a novel of such power that the reader will be unable to forget its images and its forecast. Set in the near future, it describes life in what was once the United States, now called the R…
Offred is a Handmaid in the Republic of Gilead. She may leave the home of the Commander and his wife once a day to walk to food markets whose signs are now pictures instead of words because women are no longer allowed to read. She must lie on her back once a month and pray that …