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What role does a mother play in raising thoughtful, generous children? In her literary debut, internationally award-winning writer Courtney Zoffness considers what we inherit from generations past―biologically, culturally, spiritually―and what we pass on to our children. Spilt Milk is an intimate, bracing, and beautiful exploration of vulnerability and culpability. Zoffness relives her childhood anxiety disorder as she witnesses it manifest in her firstborn; endures brazen sexual advances by a student in her class; grapples with the implications of her young son's cop obsession; and challenges her Jewish faith. Where is the line between privacy and secrecy? How do the stories we tell inform who we become?
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"Rather, these essays are about the cultural, familial, creative, and historical identities that help us make sense of our place in the world."
"Essays like Holy Body demonstrate Zoffness's ease with language and the way she honors her reader by trusting her to draw her own conclusions."
"A series of essays cohere into an evocative memoir."
"Zoffness connects her personal experiences to larger cultural moments ..."
"In her layered storytelling, she brings empathy to every situation and often finds empathy for herself along the way."
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