The Leaving

"The Leaving is a collection of eleven short stories about girls and women from Nova Scotia. In the title story, "The Leaving, " a mother of modest education is influenced by Betty Friedan's The Feminine Mystique, and leaves with her 12-year-old daughter on a three-day hiatus from the obnoxious men in their family. When mother and daughter return, small but positive changes manifest as a result of their absence. Other stories in the volume deal with the power of language and the written word as ...