Mother Daughter Widow Wife

In Mother Daughter Widow Wife, a finalist for the Pen/Faulkner Award for Fiction, Wendy Doe grapples with amnesia, living without any memories of her past or future. Invited by Dr. Benjamin Strauss to participate in experimental observation at the Meadowlark Institute, she navigates the complex dynamics between her, the ambitious student Lizzie Epstein, and her estranged daughter Alice. As they each confront questions of identity and belonging, this “artful meditation” explores the intersections of memory, womanhood, and personal power.