Close Company: Stories of Mothers and Daughters by Caroline Heaton, Christine Park

Close Company: Stories of Mothers and Daughters

Caroline Heaton, Christine Park with Margaret Atwood (Contributor), Jeanette Winterson (Contributor), Michelene Wandor (Contributor), Dina Mehta (Contributor), Emily Prager (Contributor), Jane Gardam (Contributor), Alison Fell (Contributor), Jamaica Kincaid (Contributor), Sue Miller (Contributor), Charlotte Perkins Gilman (Contributor), Ama Ata Adioo (Contributor), Alice Walker (Contributor), Sylvia Plath (Contributor), Gay Zwicky (Contributor), Efua Sutherland (Contributor), Fay Weldon (Contributor), Dikken Zwilgmeyer (Contributor), George Egerton (Contributor), Janet Frame (Contributor), Alice Munro (Contributor), Judith Chernaik (Contributor), Jan Clausen (Contributor), Katherine Mansfield (Contributor), Zhang Jie (Contributor), Colette (Contributor)

352 pages first pub 1987 (editions)

fiction feminism literary short stories
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In this stunning collection of writing about mothers and daughters the world over, tales of pleasure and sadness, devotion and ambivalence, curiosity and bewilderment all mix, just as they do in real life. Ranging widely in time and place, with th...

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Community Reviews Summary of 6 reviews

Moods

challenging 100%
emotional 100%
reflective 100%
adventurous 50%
dark 50%
hopeful 50%
inspiring 50%
mysterious 50%
sad 50%
tense 50%

Pace

slow 50%
medium 50%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 100%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 100%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 100%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 100%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

No: 100%

Average rating

4.42

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