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Tales of My Mother
Tales of My Mother Only in Victorian novels do we find good women who are also universally beloved. Here, from the annals of literary memoir, is the view of my mother taken by the well-known writer, Diana Trilling. Diana was … Continue reading
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Another Door
Another Door After the death of my mother, I devoted long weeks to clearing my parents’ Manhattan apartment. It seemed the bitterest of times. All the tapestried layers, the complexities of them – the charm, the humor, the remarks that … Continue reading
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