A collection of stories highlights the similar problems faced by women of all ages, including the pensive, eighteen-year-old Ginny; seventeen-year-old Loretta, who is alone; and fifty-five-year-old Allison, who cannot help crying all the time.
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From Publishers Weekly
Wilson's third collection of short stories is as keenly perceptive as The Dandelion Garden but slightly mellower. Her nine protagonists, who range in age from 18 to 77, have each been marked by overbearing fathers, docile mothers, superior-minded siblings and the like. Rather than dwelling on psychological scars, however, the author focuses on turning points in characters' lives-the moments when, after reflecting upon the past, men and women feel compelled to change their fates. A neurotic poet filled with regrets begins living in the present when he is dazzled by a pair of extraordinary eyes. Recognizing that she has become a much a "doormat" as her own mother, a 55-year-old woman going through a "weepy phase" finds the courage to take a stand against her husband. On her way to a college reunion, 76-year-old Agatha, a successful and powerful lawyer, overcomes her nervousness about facing peers whose beauty and success with men had once seemed to signal her own inadequacy. Reverberating with wisdom and sharp-edged humor, this study of humanity will be savored by parents as well as young adults. Ages 12-up.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From School Library Journal
Grade 12 Up?In nine heartfelt, emotionally true stories, Wilson tells interpersonal tales of women who range in age from teens to senior citizens. In one, a college graduate learns exactly what her old roommate was doing when she appeared to be listening to her friends' trials and tribulations. In another, two self-supporting young misfits go camping individually and find romance. In others, a 76-year-old finds triumph at her school reunion; a 55-year-old discovers therapy between the jackets of her diary to help her contend with a miserable family life; and a 43-year-old postal worker cum poet relishes his unrequited love. A few elements are common to all of the episodes: most of the protagonists are women of at least middle age, though they may be looking back on days of their youth; and, in general, the men they encounter are pompous, arrogant, and insensitive. Often, readers catch a glimpse of a truth hidden even from the person who has lived it. Though the stories are well crafted and the characters engaging, this worthwhile anthology will be a hard sell for even sophisticated YA readers.?Carolyn Noah, Central Mass. Regional Library System, Worcester, MA
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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