Mothers & Other Monsters
by Maureen F. McHugh
Publisher: Small Beer Press 2008
ISBN/ASIN: 1931520194
ISBN-13: 9781931520195
Number of pages: 191
Description:
The 13 stories in McHugh's debut collection offer poignant and sometimes heartwrenching explorations of personal relationships and their transformative power. Each story in this collection meditates in its own, odd way on the dynamics of families and the vagaries of being human.
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