Joyce Carol Oates: Because It Is Bitter,
And Because It Is My Heart (1990)
Elegantly written novel about growing up in a town in the state of New York in the 50′es and 60′es. About expectations towards women, failing parents, race and (re)constructing your own story. It could have been by Margaret Atwood, and towards the end it echoed The Edible Woman in particular. Classical women’s litterature, if not ground breaking. Tak for lån, Ellen.