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Jessica Winter

Author of The Fourth Child

12+ Works 216 Members 8 Reviews

Works by Jessica Winter

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Sugar in My Bowl: Real Women Write About Real Sex (2011) — Contributor — 104 copies

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DNF'ing at page 130. Satire is supposed to be funny, not boring, even if it's a great concept for satire. Who are these people again? How many times have I attempted reading this on the train?
 
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whakaora | 2 other reviews | Mar 5, 2023 |
Everything that the book was about are things that I love to read about but for some reason it didn’t sit right with me. It dragged on and talked a lot about stuff without truly delving into it. It also felt like a very 2-dimensional, albeit well-researched, portrayal of Mirela.
 
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ninagl | 3 other reviews | Jan 7, 2023 |
The book introduces us to mother Jane and daughter Lauren, and later a second daughter, Mirela. Jane is molded by Catholic guilt, which caused her to marry a man she didn't love because she was pregnant. She enjoys denying herself just about anything. After a miscarriage, she is inspired to adopt a Romanian orphan and she comes home with three-year-old Mirela, who is quite damaged due to neglect. Mirela impacts the whole family, including Lauren who finds herself pregnant as a teenager, much like her mother herself was.… (more)
½
 
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mojomomma | 3 other reviews | Jun 17, 2021 |
Very deep novel about mothers and daughters, but the title did not really work.
 
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bookwyrmm | 3 other reviews | Jun 2, 2021 |

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