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From the Governor General’s Award-shortlisted author of The Most Precious Substance on Earth comes a breathtaking and sharply funny collection about the everyday trials and impossible expectations that come with being a woman.What would have happened if she’d met him at a different time in her life, when she was…

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1 author picked Death by a Thousand Cuts as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

I like to mix up my reading--novels, memoirs, short story collections. Every story in this assemblage is super sharp and funny. Not to mention original. Bhat is super insightful about the physical and emotional trials of being a woman in today's world, to the point that you find yourself smiling, nodding and shouting 'Yes!' even when there's nobody around to hear.

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