“Every woman extends backward into her mother and forward into her daughter.”
Carl Jung
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Hidden Aches
And Thank You For Asking- It’s a Long Game I just finished my second novel, Imprint and Inheritance. It’s hard to say “finished” when I’ve been intensely writing and editing it for about four years, and at some point in the future it will surely be edited again before any of you see it. But…
The Enduring Magic of Little Golden Books
Do you remember reading Little Golden Books when you were a child, or reading them to children and even grandchildren? This institution of American children’s books began in 1942 during World War II and, after 82 years, it’s been read by generations of children. In 2013, the Smithsonian even put together a special exhibit about…
Peyton Place and the Sexual Education of America
Most people have heard of the phrase “Peyton Place” and associate it with titillating scandal and soap opera. But Peyton Place began as a novel, released in 1956 by a rebellious mother and housewife who wanted to expose the hypocrisies of her hometown and her times. Sex and questioning authority in many forms shows up…
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Donna Barten 