Mothers & Other Monsters
By Maureen F. McHugh
(Small Beer Press, Hardcover, 9781931520133, 232pp.)
Publication Date: June 2006
Other Editions of This Title: Google eBook, Paperback
Categories: Short Stories (single author)
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Description
Now, in her long-awaited first short story collection, the author illuminates the mother-daughter relationship from angles that everyone in the family can relate to. Aging parents, wayward children, and nervous stepmothers are all brought to life with graceful restraint and delicacy.
About the Author
Maureen F. McHugh has spent most of her life in Ohio, but has lived in New York City and, for a year, in Shijiazhuang, China. She is the author of four novels. Her first novel, China Mountain Zhang, won the Tiptree Award and her latest novel, Nekropolis, was a Book Sense 76 pick and New York Times Editor's Choice.
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