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Saturday, May 07, 2011

Mother's Day lists

A few lists from the archives in honor of Mother's Day:
Top ten books on motherhood

Ten worst mothers in fiction

Top ten literary stepmothers

Critic's chart: mothers and daughters in literature
--Marshal Zeringue
Posted by Vivian Darkbloom at 1:23 PM
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