Mary Gaitskill: The Mare [2017] paperback ZHIST THE PASSAGE

THE PASSAGE

Wilson has written Half-Earth as a cri de coeur

Do you constantly believe in Mr Right

Bernice shares her knowledge with humour and heart

Mary Gaitskill: The Mare [2017] paperback ZHIST THE PASSAGELONGLISTED FOR THE 2017 BAILEYS WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION Ginger is in her forties and a recovering alcoholic when she meets and marries Paul. When it becomes clear it's too late for her to have a baby of her own, she tries to persuade him to consider adoption, but he already has a child from a previous marriage and is ten years older than her, so doesn't share her longing to be a parent at any cost. As a compromise, they sign up to an organisation