Mavis Gallant’s “Acceptance of Their Ways”

2017-07-14T15:26:58-04:00

As is fitting for the opening story of Mavis Gallant's second published collection, My Heart is Broken, many themes feel familiar. The question of what constitutes a "good" woman, particularly when she is not a wife. The dilemma of trying to live an interesting life while maintaining a sheen of