At the Gates of the Animal Kingdom: StoriesHempel delivers 16 stories whose central dramas often turn on the quest to realize oneself fully by reason of freeing oneself completely to love. Hempel proves to be a faithful chronicler of the desperations peculiar to the savvy, semi-detached women of her generation. |
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At the gates of the animal kingdom: stories
Umsögn notanda - Not Available - Book VerdictA book of short stories always brings with it the possibility of intriguing titles, and there are several grabbers in this collec tion. In "The Most Girl Part of You,'' one watches Big Guy, a kind of ... Read full review
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