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Composing a life

Mary Catherine Bateson

1989241 pagesabout 4–6 hours
1989
first published
  • 1989Atlantic Monthly Press · 241 pages · ENGISBN 9780871133342
  • 1990Plume Book · ENGISBN 9780452265059
  • 2001Grove Press · 241 pages · ENGISBN 9780802138040
  • 2007Grove/Atlantic, Incorporated · ENGISBN 9780802196316

The author presents profiles of herself and four friends, examining the personal and career obstacles women face in achieving success, arguing that life is an improvisational work of art in which varying life experiences find a common, unifying thread.

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ThemesMorality
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