Giles Harvey

And I remember saying to her at one point, you know, it feels like in the later part of her career, when your mother wrote again and again about these terrible marriages in which the women feel trapped or helplessly dependent on their husbands, it feels almost as though she was painting the bars of her own cage.

And I remember saying to her at one point, you know, it feels like in the later part of her career, when your mother wrote again and again about these terrible marriages in which the women feel trapped or helplessly dependent on their husbands, it feels almost as though she was painting the bars of her own cage.

And Andrea responded by hearing that she was able to be more understanding of her mother, which was not something she normally felt. She also made it very clear that she doesn't forgive her mother, and she certainly doesn't forgive her stepfather.

And Andrea responded by hearing that she was able to be more understanding of her mother, which was not something she normally felt. She also made it very clear that she doesn't forgive her mother, and she certainly doesn't forgive her stepfather.

But what happened to Andrea, as much as it might resemble her mother's fiction, is different from an Alice Munro story in at least one important respect. In the end, the survivor spoke out. So here's my article, read by Simon Vance. Our audio producer is Adrian Hurst, and our music was written and performed by Aaron Esposito. Thanks for listening.

But what happened to Andrea, as much as it might resemble her mother's fiction, is different from an Alice Munro story in at least one important respect. In the end, the survivor spoke out. So here's my article, read by Simon Vance. Our audio producer is Adrian Hurst, and our music was written and performed by Aaron Esposito. Thanks for listening.