Wondrous Women Digital Download

Anyone she touched at the party that night would remain eternally in her power, she thought, smiling at herself in the mirror..."... From "The Red Fox Fur Coat" by Teolinda Gersão Strong female protagonists grace this collection celebrating women in all their incarnations, young and old: mothers, sisters, daughters, grandmothers, lovers, widows ... and a 70-year-old nun. Teolinda Gersão's "The Red Fox Fur Coat" translated by Margaret Jull Costa performed by Kathleen Chalfant A woman splurges on an irresistible coat that "becomes" her. Kim Edwards' "The Story of My Life" performed by Holly Hunter A teenager who has grown up as her activist mother's poster-child realizes the strength of her own convictions. Allan Gurganus' "It Had Wings" performed by Marian Seldes An angel lands in a widow's backyard. Richard Russo's "The Whore's Child" performed by Harold Gould A nun's unusual life story becomes the focus of the writing class she signs up for.Buy this story on mp3! David Haynes' "Taking