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Mothers, Tell Your Daughters

Bonnie Jo Campbell

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Oct 17, 2015 Ashley rated it really liked it

Shelves: women-s-studies, fiction-novels-plays-stories, fun

This collection of short stories is a kick in the gut (but in an enjoyable way). I learned about this book from the folks at the Book Riot podcast who described it (roughly) as a book about "all the ways that men can hurt women." I think that's a pretty accurate account of these stories. The themes covered include aging, adultery, rural life, abortion, race, class, family, death, trust, and domestic peace.

I don't read a lot of short stories, so it was a different reading experience for me. I fo ...more

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