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CJ Hauser

The Crane Wife

The Crane Wife

A memoir in essays by CJ Hauser exploring love, relationships, and self-discovery.

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  • Elaine F
    Elaine FFirst to rec

    “I read this during a break at work, and then felt so physically ill afterward I had to take a sick day.”

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  • niti
    niti

    “"What I understood on the other side of my decision, on the gulf, was that there was no such thing as ruining yourself. There are ways to be wounded and ways to survive those wounds, but no one can survive denying their own needs." oof.”

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