A Short History of Women
A Short History of Women opens in England in 1914 at the deathbed of Dorothy Townsend, a suffragette who starves herself for the cause. Her choice echoes in the stories of her descendants interwoven throughout the book: a brilliant daughter who tries to escape the burden… more »
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Our Kind
Our Kind conveys the dreams and reality of a group of women who came into the quick rush of adulthood, marriage, and child-bearing during the 1950s. Narrating from the heart of ten companions—once country-club housewives—Walbert subtly depicts all the anger… more »
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The Gardens of Kyoto
“I had a cousin, Randall, killed on Iwo Jima. Have I told you?” So begins the story of a young woman, Ellen, coming of age in the long shadow of World War II. Forty years later, she relates the events of this period, beginning with the death of her favorite cousin, Randall, with whom she shared Easter Sundays, secrets, and perhaps, love. more »
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Short Fiction
Where She Went
The linked stories in Where She Went examine the very contemporary predicament of families without geographic roots. The first half of the book chronicles Marion Clark, a “company wife,” who repeatedly packs the household and accompanies her husband around the globe… more »
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