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Shiksa Goddess: Or, How I Spent My Forties by Wendy Wasserstein

sharonfalduto's review against another edition

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The playwright's memoirs and musings on the arts and theater scene in New York City, including the story of the conception and birth of her daughter, Lucy Jane, late in life. She seems as though she was a warm and funny person, and I'm sad that she has passed on.

shinychick's review against another edition

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2.0

I had heard of Wasserstein many times before, but never came in contact with her works. She is funny, but my want to read the other books I had in my possession trumped my full attention to this one, so it felt a little slow-going.

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emotional funny hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

4.0

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4.0

I really like Wendy Wasserstein and it's a shame that her life was cut short. This series of essays deals with her life while she was in her forties dealing with her sister's cancer and trying to become pregnant. Really heartwarming and heartbreaking.
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