June Givanni on the PanAfrican cinema archive, Gwen John at Pallant House Gallery reviewed
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The Unappealing Mother of a Child
I describe it as post-passing Gothic, and part of kind of love triangle. There is this incredibly romantic relationship with the child which in extent excludes the husband. She becomes very unappealing as a character at times. And she's absolutely raging at that point, isn't she? Because she is in the middle of trying to get this buckle closed with not enough hands. Yes, but I'd say this isn't simply a kind of confessional novel, it's very, very artful.
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