Mary Gordon

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Questions for Mary Gordon

Wednesday, October 01, 2014

Mary Gordon writes in the morning and hates the word "friending." Find out some of her favorite books and authors she wishes got more attention.

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This Month We're Reading Mary Gordon's 'Pearl'

Wednesday, October 01, 2014

Read it along with the Leonard Lopate Show Book Club and tune in when the author discusses it on October 1.

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Mary Gordon's Tales about Cross-Cultural Encounters

Tuesday, August 19, 2014

Her new book The Liar's Wife is a collection of four novellas about characters in transition.

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Reading Jesus

Monday, February 01, 2010

Although she’s a lifelong Christian, Mary Gordon wondered about how well she really understood who Jesus was, so she decided to read the Gospels as literature and to study Jesus as a character. In Reading Jesus, she looks at all the fundamental stories, rediscovering and reinterpreting teachings that are ...

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Circling My Mother

Monday, August 27, 2007

In her latest book, writer Mary Gordon describes the most important woman in her life: her mother, Anna. A widow and single parent, she lived to the age of 94 despite struggles with poverty, polio, depression, alcoholism, and senile dementia, inspiring her daughter with her strength and determination.

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