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Anywhere But Here

by Mona Simpson · 1986 · 416 pages

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Published originally in 1987, Mona Simpson's first novel is now available in paperback. It tells the story of a mother and daughter who make their way west from Wisconsin, living off an ex-husband's credit card.

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Genre
coming of agewomen’s fictionliterary fiction
Themes
moviesmother daughterwomen
Setting
1980scaliforniawisconsinhigh schoolUSA
Subject
travel
Audience
adultyoung adult
Length
long · 416 pages

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