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Danit Brown

Biography

Danit Brown

Danit Brown is the author of TELEVISION FOR WOMEN and ASK FOR A CONVERTIBLE, a Washington Post Best Book of 2008 and winner of a 2009 American Book Award. Her stories have appeared in numerous literary journals, including Story, One Story and Glimmer Train, and have been featured on National Public Radio. She teaches at Albion College.

Danit Brown

Books by Danit Brown

by Danit Brown - Fiction, Women's Fiction

Estie isn’t sure she likes being eight months pregnant. She isn’t even sure she likes her husband anymore, especially after he hid that he’s been fired from his job. Now, she’s stranded and bloated and alone. Her cat is not a people person, and on top of it all, her best friend has been ignoring her calls ever since Estie told her about the baby. After Estie gives birth, she begins to suspect that all the stories she’s been told about motherhood might not be true. Having a child does not “complete” her. And that mythical connection with her baby? Well, she’s still waiting. In fact, Estie fears she is destined to end up like her own mother --- divorced and crying in the bathroom while her daughter stands outside the door and wonders if she’s okay.