I think of myself as a realistic writer, not a creator of soap opera o…

Joyce Maynard
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I think of myself as a realistic writer, not a creator of soap opera or melodrama. ✨ Joyce Maynard: Family Is Ultimate Source Of Inspiration by Joyce Maynard, www.huffingtonpost.com. August 18, 2010.
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Every child, woman, and man should possess license to speak or sing in his or her true voice. ✨ Joyce Maynard (2010). At Home in the World: A Memoir, p.11, Macmillan

I think of myself as a realistic writer, not a creator of soap opera or melodrama. ✨ Joyce Maynard: Family Is Ultimate Source Of Inspiration by Joyce Maynard, www.huffingtonpost.com. August 18, 2010.

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