Synopses & Reviews
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"From adoption to abortion, birth to infertility, Karen E. Bender and Nina de Gramont's anthology of stunningly honest essays encompasses all the contradictions and complicated emotions surrounding Choice." Vanity Fair
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"[A] superb anthology…Many are harrowing to read....Even the most wrenching, however, are leavened by the hope that the ability to choose allows their authors." Brain, Child Magazine
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"The essays explore the complexities behind decisions women make about their reproductive lives....This collection offers exquisitely individual and candid looks at the meaning of choice." Booklist
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"This anthology's content is aptly described by its title, and the quality of its prose is what makes it distinctive...Bender and de Gramont's attention to the full range of women's reproductive choices should be welcomed in most libraries." Library Journal
Synopsis
Contributors:
Stephanie Andersen
Karen E. Bender
Janet Ellerby
Carolyn Ferrell
Denise Gess
Nina de Gramont
Katie Allison Granju
Kimi Faxon Hemmingway
Sandy Hingston
Ann Hood
Pam Houston
Valina Hasu Houston
Kate Maloy
Deborah E. McDowell
Sarah Messer
Jacquelyn Mitchard
K.A.C.
Catherine Newman
Francine Prose
Ashley Talley
Katherine Towler
Harriette E. Wimm
Susan Ito
Elizabeth Larsen