“This one day her mother gave her a basket of wine and cake to take to her grandmother because she was ill. Wine and cake? Where's the aspirin? The penicillin? Where's the fruit juice? Peter Rabbit got camomile tea. But wine and cake it was.”
This book compiles a variety of short narratives that delve into the complexities of transformation, encompassing personal, societal, and metaphysical shifts. more
Anne Sexton was an American poet known for her confessional and autobiographical poetry. Her works delved deeply into personal pain, family relationships, and social issues, profoundly influencing 20th-century poetry. more
“If her destruction was imminent, she'd rather be the architect than a bystander.”
“Foolish men are easy to rule.”
“On the left side of a strong woman, stands a strong man; he is strengthened by her character.”