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Julie Phillips

The Baby on the Fire Escape

The Baby on the Fire Escape

A book by Julie Phillips exploring the relationship between motherhood and creative life through portraits of 20th-century artists and writers.

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    “each chapter is an insightful, well-drawn portrait of a different 20th century artist or writer. if you are a mother and and an artist you simply must.”

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