Books to Read if You Love Fierce, Smart Women
Need to power through the rest of your week? The
heroines in these riveting stories win you over with their courage, strength
and refusal to give up.
By Domenica Ruta and O Magazine's The Reading Room
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Walking the Dog
By Elizabeth Swados
392 pages;
The Feminist Press at CUNY
Following a lengthy prison term, Carleen lands a job as a dog walker in Manhattan, hoping to reconnect with her estranged daughter. Brilliant and layered, Swados's posthumous novel asks searching questions about the delicate nature of atonement.
Published 06/13/2016
