by NRB | 16 Mar 2017 | Non-fiction |
Baum’s memoir is replete with examples of emotional deftness of the highest order. I have very much enjoyed Caroline Baum’s published essays, and it is a delight to see two of them appearing as familiar landmarks in this big map of a memoir. One, entitled...
by NRB | 1 Sep 2016 | Giveaways |
It’s the first day of spring and to celebrate we’re giving away a copy of Rebellious Daughters: True stories from Australia’s finest female writers, edited by Maria Katsonis and Lee Kofman (reviewed today by Shelley McInnes). To go in the draw, just email...
by NRB | 1 Sep 2016 | Non-fiction |
The authors in Rebellious Daughters write about family honestly and without clichés. It’s been a while since, in My Mother, Myself, Wellesley College graduate Nancy Friday invited Baby Boomer women to reflect on their first impressions of life and how these...
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