Worlds Seen in Passing : Ten Years of Tor.com Short Fiction (Hardcover)

from aimless22

An interesting novel that asks the reader to define their idea of art. Ruth Dunne, photographer, begins shooting nude photographs of her youngest daughter, Clara, at the age of three. The work continues for eleven years. Is it art or is it child pornography? And where does Ruth's responsibility a...

from gkleinman

Dani Shapiro is the queen of chronicling dysfunctional families. In Black & White she takes her struggles inwards with a book that focuses on a persons ability to reconcile who they were and who they are and how our familial relationships define us. Shapiro is an extremely talented writer and Bla...

from caroren

Excellent book, very much in the style of Jodi Picoult.

from yourotherleft

In Black & White, Dani Shapiro tells the story of Clara Dunne who has been estranged from her famed artist mother, Ruth, for fourteen years. That is, until her mother's illness forces her to return from the safe life that she has created for herself to confront her mother and the past that she ha...

from yourotherleft

In Black & White, Dani Shapiro tells the story of Clara Dunne who has been estranged from her famed artist mother, Ruth, for fourteen years. That is, until her mother's illness forces her to return from the safe life that she has created for herself to confront her mother and the past that she ha...