A sixtieth birthday brings conflict, connection in 'Ana Turns'

Published: Dec. 4, 2023, 3:59 p.m.

In a new novel, all the threads of Ana\u2019s life\u2014 marital infidelity, a gender-fluid child, tensions with her mother\u2014braid together as she celebrates her sixtieth birthday.

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Lisa Gornick\u2019s fifth novel is "Ana Turns." She and Alice McDermott, whose latest novel is "Absolution," will discuss their books in a virtual event on Tuesday, Dec. 5 at 4 p.m. Details here.

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