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Annie Condon

Thanks For The Mammaries edited by Sarah Darmody

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June 2009, no. 312
Annie Condon reviews 'Thanks For The Mammaries' edited by Sarah Darmody

While many journals and anthologies are moving away from themed editions, the theme of this anthology is urgent and worthy. The royalties from Thanks for the Mammaries will go to the National Breast Cancer Foundation (NBCF). Editor and NBCF ambassador Sarah Darmody writes eloquently in both the introduction and her autobiographical piece, ‘Frankenboob’, about her decision to have a prophylactic double mastectomy after discovering that she carried the gene that gave her an eighty-five per cent chance of developing breast cancer.

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The Sleepers Almanac 2007: The family affair edited by Zoe Dattner and Louise Swinn

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April 2007, no. 290

Everyone is fascinated by families. First we are landed in one, then most of us seek out or create yet another one, sometimes more. The success or failure of families is endless, as the contributors to this year’s Sleepers Almanac demonstrate.

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