Anita Brookner
On Her Own: Spinsters and Women Who Write about Them
Apparently Greta Garbo never actually said, “I want to be alone.” Except as a line in the movie Grand Hotel. But she was. At least alone in the way that society defines women who don’t marry as being “alone.” I’ve …
April 25, 2016
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A Population of One
Enchanted By Coming of Age Novels … Whatever the Age
I love coming of age novels. Especially ones which make me feel that life is worth living. That we will struggle through difficult times, but afterward find ourselves remade better, stronger, smarter, more self aware, less self destructive… happier, maybe. …
June 1, 2014
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