304 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780393088595
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: W. W. Norton Company
Publication date: 26 April 2022
Description
With fierce empathy and vivid prose, Phillips evokes the intimate struggles of brilliant artists and writers, including Doris Lessing, who had to choose between her motherhood and herself; Ursula K. Le Guin, who found productive stability in famil...
Community Reviews Summary of 14 reviews
Moods
reflective 66%
emotional 50%
hopeful 33%
inspiring 33%
challenging 16%
sad 16%
tense 16%
Pace
medium 50%
Plot- or character-driven?
N/A: 100%Strong character development?
N/A: 100%Loveable characters?
N/A: 100%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 100%Flaws of characters a main focus?
N/A: 100%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
AbortionModerate
Child deathMinor
Cancer, Death of parent
304 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780393088595
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: W. W. Norton Company
Publication date: 26 April 2022
Description
With fierce empathy and vivid prose, Phillips evokes the intimate struggles of brilliant artists and writers, including Doris Lessing, who had to choose between her motherhood and herself; Ursula K. Le Guin, who found productive stability in famil...
Community Reviews Summary of 14 reviews
Moods
reflective 66%
emotional 50%
hopeful 33%
inspiring 33%
challenging 16%
sad 16%
tense 16%
Pace
medium 50%
Plot- or character-driven?
N/A: 100%Strong character development?
N/A: 100%Loveable characters?
N/A: 100%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 100%Flaws of characters a main focus?
N/A: 100%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
AbortionModerate
Child deathMinor
Cancer, Death of parent