Synopsis:

This is a multicultural anthology of contemporary women's writing on the subject of sending our daughters out into their

own lives.  Selections also include works about saying goodbye to our mothers.   This is an upbeat book, about creative separation, from the perspectives of mothers and daughters.   52 authors are included, among them Rita Dove, Jamaica Kincaid, Linda Pastan and Sharon Olds.   Co-editors, Marilyn Kallet and Kathryn Stripling Byer.

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Author Comment:

This is an upbeat anthology, a great gift for mother's getting ready to send their daughters to college.

Topics/Categories:

and Fiction, Memoir, Multi-genre, Multicultural Women, Poetry, Separation and Psychology

Genre:

Women's Studies - Interest

Type of Work:

Anthology

Publishers:

Helicon Nine Editions

Awards:

Kansas City Star's Top 100 Books for 1007

Purchase From:

Helicon Nine Editions
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Original Publish Date:

September 1, 2007

Formats and associated ISBNs:

978-1-884235-39-9

Publishing Notes:

Co-editors Marilyn Kallet and Kathryn Stripling Byer; Byer is the Poet Laureate of North Carolina

Formats:

Paperback

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