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The First Man in My Life : Daughters Write About Their Fathers by Sandra Martin; Margaret Atwood is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is The First Man in My Life : Daughters Write About Their Fathers about?

For many women, fathers are a mystery that puzzles and haunts us. They are the other, neither lover nor son, defined more often by silence than words, by emotional absence than physical presenceuntil now. In twenty-two original narratives, some of Canadas most acclaimed writers share stories, memories, insights, and revelationsfrom the comic to the tragic, and every shading in betweenabout the first man in their lives. Complex, compelling, unforgettable, these stories will open a fresh and intense conversation with daughters everywhere about the men theyve observed since their fathers. Contributors Katherine Ashenburg, Anita Rau Badami, Christie Blatchford, Mary Anne Brinckman, Nancy Dorrance, Jane Finlay-Young, Camilla Gibb, Catherine Gildiner, Rebecca Godfrey, Rachel Manley, Sandra Martin, Lisa Moore, Sarah Murdoch, Marina Nemat, P.K. Page, Emma Richler, Eden Robinson, Rebecca Snow, Tina Srebotnjak, Susan Swan, Emily Urquhart, and Pamela Wallin

Who reads The First Man in My Life : Daughters Write About Their Fathers?

Author

Sandra Martin; Margaret Atwood

Publisher

Toronto: Penguin Books Canada

Published

2009

Language

EN

ISBN

9780143171461

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Sociology, Fiction, Social_sciences

Rating

3.48 / 5 (13 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14