Books like Touchy Subjects by Emma Donoghue
Emma Donoghue compiles nineteen short stories that examine the intimate dilemmas arising when private affairs become public controversies. Each narrative reveals the fragile boundary between personal secrets and societal judgment, offering moments of epiphany amid taboo topics.
First publish date: 2005
Genre: General Fiction/Short Stories
Authors: Emma Donoghue
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