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| # |
Title |
Published |
Author |
Buy on Amazon |
| 1 |
Mothers and Other Creatures |
2015 |
Shirley Russak Wachtel |
Buy |
Mothers and Other Creatures arrived in 2015 as part of Shirley Russak Wachtel’s ongoing engagement with the short story form. The anthology gathers work that circles around the figure of the mother, looking at how that role shapes identity and how mothers and children negotiate love, expectation, and separation across time.
The collection draws on themes familiar from her other work, but the anthology format allows for a wider range of voices and situations, giving the book a breadth that complements her more focused novels and collections.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books are in the Shirley Russak Wachtel Anthologies series?
There are one books in the Shirley Russak Wachtel Anthologies series, published in 2015.
What is the first book in the Shirley Russak Wachtel Anthologies series?
The first book in the Shirley Russak Wachtel Anthologies series is Mothers and Other Creatures, published in 2015.
What is Mothers and Other Creatures about?
The anthology brings together stories centered on mothers and the relationships that define family life, with Wachtel’s characteristic eye for emotional detail and the complexities of women’s interior lives. The title signals both the literal and metaphorical creatures that populate domestic experience.