NPR: An arresting memoir of 'Consent' asks: Does a marriage's end excuse its beginning?
An arresting memoir of 'Consent' asks: Does a marriage's end excuse its beginning?
Jill Ciment’s 1996 memoir “Half a Life” described her teenage affair with the man she eventually married. Her new memoir, “Consent,” dramatically revises some details. By Alexandra Alter In 1970, when ...
Waterloo Region Record: Opinion | At the Library: ‘Consent: a memoir’ by Jill Ciment
Jill Ciment’s new memoir, “Consent,” chronicles her love affair and 45-year marriage to painter Arnold Mesches, a union that was also explored in her previous 1990s memoir, “Half a Life.” The ...
Ciment will discuss Consent with Ann Patchett 6:30 p.m. Thursday, June 27, at Parnassus Although Consent depicts in detail the couple’s first sexual encounter and compares the 1996 account with a more ...
Why are we drawn to the stories authors build from their own lives and experiences? A good memoir might spark your curiosity, offer you much needed insight, or allow you to step into another ...
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