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On Keeping Women

A Novel

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On Keeping Women

By: Hortense Calisher
Narrated by: Dominique Bernard
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A complex masterpiece that reveals the mind of a contemporary woman beyond the confines of family, love, and duty to one’s self Lexie, a married woman with four children, undergoes a midlife crisis and questions her role as wife, mother, and lover.

From within a Victorian house in the Hudson River Valley, Lexie dissects her life experiences in hopes of gaining a deeper understanding of her unhappiness. Through rich symbolism, lively dialogue, and acute commentary, Hortense Calisher conjures a cohesive map of Lexie’s personal awakening.

©1977 Hortense Calisher (P)2013 Audible, Inc.
Literary Fiction Family Life Fiction Women's Fiction Genre Fiction
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