Literary Fiction
Best Contemporary Women's Fiction
2010·640 pages
A collection of six contemporary women's fiction novels by acclaimed authors, exploring deep family secrets and personal struggles.
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A collection of six contemporary women's fiction novels by acclaimed authors, exploring deep family secrets and personal struggles.
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Six novels in one volume by today’s most outstanding female writers—includes The Magician’s Assistant, Those Who Save Us, and more. From the #1 New York Times–bestselling author of Commonwealth and Bel Canto, to the multiple award-winning author of This Must Be the Place, this collection gathers a half-dozen top-notch literary talents in a treasure trove for fiction lovers. Included: Almost by Elizabeth Benedict chronicles the attempt of writer Sophy Chase to come to terms with the death of her ...
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will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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Wartime sexual coercion and affairs; on-page intimacy in several novels
Violence & gore
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WWII persecution and wartime violence; deaths without gore focus
Profanity
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Occasional strong language across the contemporary literary novels
Substance use
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Social drinking appears in several of the collected novels
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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A central character’s gay identity drives one novel’s core revelations
Religious content
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Jewish identity and family faith background in one novel
Magic & witchcraft
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No fantasy magic; stage magic performance only
Occult / demonology
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No occult or demonology content present
Political content
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Nazi-era Germany and wartime moral compromise feature in one novel
Self-harm / suicide
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Possible spousal suicide central to one plot; asylum mental-illness themes
Abuse & suffering
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Wartime sexual coercion; forced asylum confinement; family cruelty
Other
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