
Much of the existing scholarship on Nancy Mairs has approached her essays in the context of disability studies. This book seeks to broaden the conversation through a range of critical perspectives and with attention to underrepresented aspects of Mairs's oeuvre, demonstrating...

Preface: Hello and Goodbye - Nancy Mairs PART I: INTRODUCTION; OR TWO WAYS IN On Writing toward Trust - Susannah Mintz On Feminist Intellectual History - Merri Lisa Johnson PART II: NEW ESSAYS On Difficult Gifts: A Biographical Portrait of Nancy Mairs - Hayley Mitchell Haugen...