Meredith McGuire
Content by Meredith McGuire
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After the 2003 publication of Nell Freudenberger's story collection Lucky Girls, young writers of her generation crafted the term schadenfreudenberger (only partly tongue-in-cheek) to c
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At one point or another, we have all retraced our decisions to figure out what led to a certain moment.
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The German occupation of Paris during World War II does not typically evoke scenes combining La Fontaine's Fables, a bookseller's daughter moonlighting as an exotic dancer and a German tra
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At the height of the Allied liberation of Elba during World War II, 10-year-old Adriana Nardi finds herself tucked into a cabinet beneath the kitchen sink.
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At a moment when much attention is being given to truth and accuracy, or the lack thereof, in writing, Allegra Goodman's latest novel is a timely exploration of the importance of both and a reminder
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In retellings of the story of Noah and his ark, a familiar refrain is the mocking Noah received from his fellow men when, in the midst of cloudless blue skies and sunshine, he set about building an e
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At the age of 16, Eliza Tally finds herself pregnant, jilted by her husband and trying to make her way in the big city.
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Every social sphere contains a few of those charmed and golden elite who seem to be forever sun-kissed and flashing white-toothed smiles.
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At the beginning of Vendela Vida's second novel, Let the Northern Lights Erase Your Name, Clarissa Iverton's mother informs her that she was named Clarissa in order to rewrite history.
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The funny thing about the truth is that it always has more than one side, especially when one side makes a better story.
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