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The Longings of Women
The Longings of Women
Author: Marge Piercy
ISBN-13: 9780449223499
ISBN-10: 0449223493
Publication Date: 5/1/1995
Pages: 448
Rating:
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3.8 stars, based on 10 ratings
Publisher: Fawcett
Book Type: Paperback
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tish avatar reviewed The Longings of Women on + 384 more book reviews
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another Marge Piercey masterpiece
tish avatar reviewed The Longings of Women on + 384 more book reviews
another wonderful Piercey book about 3 very different women!
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From back cover: Her marriage over, her life unraveling, writer Leila Landsman turns to work and finds herself drawn to the sensational story of Becky Burgess, a young woman accused of killing her husband with the help of her teenage lover. Becky thought she'd escaped the grim poverty of her childhood when she married up, but her husband was soon planning to trade her in for a newer model. And that's just what happened to Mary Burke, whose middle-class life ended with her divorce. Now Leila's housecleaner Mary has a secret: she is homeless.

They are three very different women who share the same longings: to be seen for who they are, to be valued and loved, but most of all, to have a physical and emotional home that can't be taken away...