My Father, Dancing Summary
Bliss Broyard

My Father, Dancing Summary

This collection of eight short stories deals with the complex emotions women experience in relationships, particularly in relationships with their fathers. Some of the stories are tearjerkers, others light and uplifting, but all of them are poignant portraits of the special bond fathers and daughters share. All of Broyard's stories emphasize the father-daughter bond, but they also explore the wide range of human emotions experienced by women in close relationships with other people...

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