On this edition of The Weekly Reader, our book critic Marion Winik reviews Helen Fremont's acclaimed 1999 memoir After Long Silence and her newly released follow-up, The Escape Artist.
After Long Silence, Helen Fremont, Delacorte
The Escape Artist, Helen Fremont, Gallery
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