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Kasten looks back at her involvement in the women's movement from the late 1960s into the 1980s. ... There is a poignant honesty to her unstinting self-criticism and acknowledgments of her frailties. ... A well-crafted, contemplative chronicle of a woman's journey through psychological, political, sexual, and social turmoil." -Kirkus Reviews A Certain Time, sequel to Kate Kasten's first memoir Reasonable People, follows the pseudonymous Anne L...

This unique collection is a blend of stories-some weighty, some light-along with monologues and dialogues drawn from the author's stint as a solo performer and writer of satirical sketch comedy. An ice tray that elicits fury, a family feud over adult diapers, a witch's curse on sociopathic politicians, a sentimental send-off at a crematorium-these are just a few of the appetizers at the buffet called A Little Something for Everyone."Stories an...

Kasten's charming memoir, written in a series of engaging vignettes, effectively focuses on those moments, big and small, that mold a person into who they truly are. ... succinct description is impressive throughout ... vivid, generous detail ... overall richness makes for gratifying reading ... sophisticated and thought-provoking." - Kirkus Reviews The protagonist in this pseudonymous memoir is Anne Lang, born into a stable, solidly middle cl...

The people in these eight stories all travel across the divide between the familiar and the foreign. For some it is a geographical journey, for others it's psychological. In most it's both. In this arresting collection, a survivor of the Chinese Cultural Revolution arrives forty years later at a U.S. university, where his ability to teach in English is tested. A small town's butterfly sanctuary conjures for an old woman disturbing memories of ...

English as a Second Language teacher, Jane Frost, is pleased with the diversity of countries represented in her Fall, 2009 class: Kuwait, Indonesia, Tanzania, Korea, China, Japan and El Salvador. In her twenty-fourth year of teaching, she feels more than capable of guiding these international students to greater fluency. Mentoring a newly hired novice teacher should also be a piece of cake. Feeling complacent, Jane has no inkling of the cultur...