Don't Cry by Mary Gaitskill

Beyond Words

Mary Gaitskill's Mind-Bending New Story Collection

By Pam Houston
O, The Oprah Magazine | From the March 2009 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine

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Pam Houston reviews Don't Cry by Mary Gaitskill, a mind-bending new story collection.

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