A Guide to Being Born: Stories
Reminiscent of Aimee Bender and Karen Russell—an enthralling collection that uses the world of the imagination to explore the heart of the human condition.
Major literary talent R...
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Number of Pages: 198
ISBN: 1594487952
ISBN-13: 9781594487958
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Emily Temple @knownemily
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Apr 11, 2013
Ausubel's luminous collection is organized around the origins of life—that is, the stages of love, conception, gestation, and birth—but her stories aren't as simple as all that. Men may never be able to feel the fetus in their stomach and be sure that it is a three-headed giraffe, but with this collection, they'll at least get a taste.