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Love is the Best Art of All - Joyce Maynard

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“My parents were spectacularly protective and hovered over me to make sure no pain or physical injury should occur.”

Photo by Denise Ofelia Mangen

A woman discovers that even the most elaborate holidays can't protect her children from the pain of growing up.

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Aug 13, 2013

New York City, New York

Dec 13, 2005

17:59

Joyce, her daughter Audrey, and her son Charlie (a.k.a. Captain Planet, 24 years after writing the note in the story). Photo courtesy Joyce Maynard.

Joyce’s latest book, The Best of Us: A Memoir, is available for purchase.