Claudia O'Keefe Livres

Exploring the deep and complex bond of sisterhood, this collection features diverse narratives from acclaimed authors. It delves into themes of reunion and separation, highlighting the struggles of sisters from differing backgrounds—one in poverty and another thriving in the city, as well as the cultural pressures faced by families with only daughters. With humor and poignancy, stories range from a dark memoir of sisterhood to a retelling of a classic fairy tale, offering a rich tapestry of experiences that resonate with the unique understanding between sisters.

From Amy Tan's essay on a first-generation American mother and her acculturated daughter to Nora Ephron's account of living under the aegis of a career mother who drank as hard as she worked; from Maya Angelou's moving poem on the strength of a welfare mother to Laurie Colwin's stirring revelations of a young woman's thoughts as she's about to give birth, this collection is funny, sad, and nostalgic by turns.Whether you're far from your mother or just a door away, whether you're the closest of friends or long for the days when your relationship was simpler, this anthology of stories, essays, and poems from some of the best contemporary writers will touch your heart and calm your spirit.Contributor list: Mary Higgins Clark, Susan Power, Ann Hood, Maya Angelou, Julia Alvarez, Laurie Colwin, Ally Sheedy, Kathryn Lynn Davis, Lorrie Moore, Jessica Amanda Salmonson, Nancy Holder, Faye Kellerman, Paul Gervais, Robert Aickman, Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, Andrew Greeley, Erika Holzer, Joyce Carol Oats, Amy Tan, Barbara Kingsolver, Nora Ephron.

Eric Pope awakens from a twelve-year coma to discover the world destroyed by war and his own mind and body rebuilt into something inhuman, a creature who, unlike the others, can survive in the deadly black snow outside their shelter