So it is that I just learned of the passing of one of my all time favorite writers - Marilyn French. She died May 2nd of this year. I'd never read anything like her back in my twenties. She was so daring! My close friends and I shared "The Women's Room" - underlining and exclamation-marking certain passages. She was so astute - in our naive, young opinions - about relationships between men and women. I'll have to reread that book from my now more 'mature' perch.
It was much more recently that I found a copy of "Her Mother's Daughter" in a second hand store. I loved that book and again realized the power of writing. She just has so much depth and insight and even though I sometimes don't agree with what she says - I still love the way she says it.
Marilyn French - thank you - and rest in peace. Your words will live on in my life.
p.s. And .... she has a novel coming out this fall!
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Oh, I didn't realize she'd died. How sad. I read both the book you mentioned. Loved them. I can still remember scenes from The Women's Room.
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