Her Face in the Mirror

by Faye Moskowitz (Editor)

A compilation of poems, stories, and personal essays by such women writers as Grace Paley, Judith Viorst, and Lore Segal focuses on the complex relationship between Jewish women and their mothers, as they search for reconciliation, identity, and intimacy.

Genres: Womens

314 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1994

About the author

Born in 1930, Moskowitz spent her early years in Detroit and Jackson, Michigan. She married just out of high school when she was 18 and had her first child at 19. In Michigan, she worked for the Democratic Party, becoming county vice-chairman, until her husband’s job took the family to Washington. There she enrolled at GW. She credits a senior-year creative writing class—her first—with inspiring her to write.

She went on to earn a Master’s degree and later a doctorate from GW. She taught middle school for 12 years before returning to GW to teach and direct the creative writing program. Ten years later she became department chair.

She teaches creative writing and Jewish American literature.

(from http://jwa.org/blog/meet-faye-moskowi...)

Reviews

[Eleanor · Rating 5 out of 5]

A lot of stories/ different authors. Several of these were a great delight!

[Diana · Rating 4 out of 5]

I now see myself and my relationships with my mother and my daughter differently