A divorce is like an amputation: you survive but there's less of you.

Margaret Atwood

Surfacing

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Topic

Divorce Broken relationships Relationships Marriage

Author

Margaret Atwood

Source

Surfacing

Medium

Novel

Language

English

Time

1972 1970s 20th century

Occupation

Novelist Writer

From

Canada

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Atwood, Margaret. Surfacing. McClelland and Stewart, 1972, ch. 5.

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Source
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Genre
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Language
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Time
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Citation

Mother Teresa. A Gift for God: Prayers and Meditations. Harper & Row, 1975.

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Source
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Medium
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Language
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Time
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Original Citation

Anthony, Susan B. “Champion of Her Sex.” Interviewed by Nellie Bly. New York World, 2 Feb. 1896.

Current Citation

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