Gibsons Library: Author Reading: Nicole Breit and Claire Sicherman

A raw, searching and intimate memoir, Bloom: Letters on Girlhood is a conversation between two acclaimed writers about silence and shame and what it means to come of age as young women. In this candid memoir-in-letters, Claire and Nicole explore the awkwardness and confusion of adolescence, delving into everything from periods, first bras and body hair to desire, sexuality and consent. As they reflect on their silent struggles as girls, women and mothers from the perspective of mid-life, the true impact of patriarchy and misogyny on their lives becomes increasingly apparent. Bloom: Letters on Girlhood is a timely memoir exploring how societal expectations shape identity, and how we can continue, at any age, to release the past.

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