{"product_id":"forever-sisters-famous-writers-celebrate-the-power-of-sisterhood-with-short-stories-essays-and-memoirs-paperback","title":"Forever Sisters: Famous Writers Celebrate the Power of Sisterhood with Short Stories, Essays, and Memoirs - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eClaudia O'Keefe\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eClaudia O'Keefe\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePulitzer Prize-winning author \u003cb\u003eAlice Walker\u003c\/b\u003e tells a mother's tale of reunion between her daughters: one trapped in Southern poverty, the other making it big in the city. \u003cb\u003eMarilyn French\u003c\/b\u003e movingly depicts two young women growing apart in a dysfunctional alcoholic family. With sharp humor, \u003cb\u003eJoy Fielding\u003c\/b\u003e plays out the consequences for half-sisters reunited on a TV talk show. \u003cb\u003eFae Myenne Ng\u003c\/b\u003e writes of growing up in a culture that considers a family with only girl children \"failed.\" Recalling her grandmother and great-aunt, \u003cb\u003eOlivia Goldsmith\u003c\/b\u003e unfolds a dark memoir of sisterhood gone terrifyingly awry. \u003cb\u003eCristina Garcia\u003c\/b\u003e relates a poignant reunion of sisters separated for thirty years, one trapped in Cuba, the other escaped to Miami. And in a splendid retelling of a classic fairy tale, \u003cb\u003eRita Dove\u003c\/b\u003e imagines Beauty's forgotten sisters, while her wild romance with the Beast takes flight. \u003cbr\u003e Along with eleven other unique perspectives on a very special bond, \u003ci\u003eForever Sisters\u003c\/i\u003e speaks to the part of every woman that only a sister can understand.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePulitzer Prize -- winning author Alice Walker tells a mother's tale of reunion between her daughters: one trapped in Southern poverty, the other making it big in the city. Marilyn French movingly depicts two young women growing apart in a dysfunctional alcoholic family. With sharp humor, Joy Fielding plays out the consequences for half-sisters reunited on a TV talk show. Fae Myenne Ng writes of growing up in a culture that considers a family with only girl children \"failed\". Recalling her grandmother and great-aunt, Olivia Goldsmith unfolds a dark memoir of sisterhood gone terrifyingly awry. Cristina Garcia relates a poignant reunion of sisters separated for thirty years, one trapped in Cuba, the other escaped to Miami. And in a splendid retelling of a classic fairy tale, Rita Dove imagines Beauty's forgotten sisters, while her wild romance with the Beast takes flight.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlong with eleven other unique perspectives on a very special bond, FOREVER SISTERS speaks to the part of every woman that only a sister can understand.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eClaudia O'Keefe\u003c\/b\u003e is the editor of the anthology \u003ci\u003eMother, \u003c\/i\u003e praised as \"a literary feast\" \u003ci\u003e(USA Today), \u003c\/i\u003e and available from Pocket Books. Her newest anthology, \u003ci\u003eFather, \u003c\/i\u003e is forthcoming in trade paperback from Pocket Books. She is the author of the novels \u003ci\u003eGawkers\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBlack Snow Days;\u003c\/i\u003e her short stories have appeared in several anthologies and magazines. Ms. O'Keefe is the granddaughter of Walter O'Keefe, a Broadway composer and radio legend of the 1940s.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.78 x 8.56 x 5.54 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 02, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51819416224032,"sku":"9780671042165","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/94283c925cfbbfa28a2433ea004dbb67.webp?v=1781132007","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/forever-sisters-famous-writers-celebrate-the-power-of-sisterhood-with-short-stories-essays-and-memoirs-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}