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Wondrous Women
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Wondrous Women
“Anyone
she touched at the party that night would remain eternally in her power, she
thought, smiling at herself in the mirror…”
-From The Red Fox Fur Coat by Teolinda
Gersão
Strong female protagonists grace this
collection celebrating women in all their incarnations young and old: mothers,
sisters, daughters, grandmothers, lovers, widows … and a 70-year-old
nun.
Teolinda Gersão’s The Red Fox Fur Coat
translated by Margaret Jull
Costa
read by Kathleen Chalfant
A woman splurges on an irresistible coat
that “becomes’ her.
Kim Edwards’ The Story of My Life
read by Holly Hunter
A teenager who has grown up as her activist
mother’s poster-child realizes the strength of her own
convictions.
Allan Gurganus’ It Had Wings
read by Marian Seldes
An angel lands in a widow’s
backyard.
Richard Russo’s The Whore’s Child
read by Harold Gould
A nun's unusual life story becomes the
focus of the writing class she signs up for.
David Haynes’ Taking Miss Kezee to the Polls
read by Michael Genet
A young Election Day volunteer gets more
than he bargained for when he drives a feisty old voter to the
polls.
D.H. Lawrence’s The Horse Dealer’s Daughter
read by Jon DeVries
A young peasant woman saved from drowning
is suddenly drawn to her rescuer and hopeful about her life.
Publishers
Weekly’s starred review: According to these well-chosen stories, a “wondrous woman” is
foxy, resilient, stubborn and a bit magical. In David Haynes's “Taking Miss
Kezee to the Polls,” the title character is a fiery octogenarian with a flaming
red wig to match. Michael Genet delivers Miss Kezee's sassy proclamations with
aplomb and brilliantly renders the bewilderment and compassion of the
good-hearted young man who has been delegated to chauffeur her around town. In
Kim Edward's “The Story of My Life,” Holly Hunter is pitch-perfect as the spunky
teenage daughter of an antiabortion activist, reclaiming her right to individual
choices. Two of the stories involve a touch of magical realism. In Allan
Gurganis's “It Had Wings,” a frail widow takes full advantage of an angel who
falls into her yard. Marian Seldes performs the woman's narrative slowly and
carefully as surely such a woman would address us. In contrast, Kathleen
Chalfant takes us slowly but sensuously through a “humble bank clerk's lust for
“The Red Fox Coat” she covets until she becomes one with it. This touching and
hilarious collection of well-crafted tales is beautifully rendered by its
performers.
CD Only (Three CDs).
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