![]() ![]() Rather, it is presented as a series of snapshots that deconstruct illusions of perfect domestic partnership. The book is not a traditional memoir, as it does not have regular chapters. She interleaves folklore idioms and plays with form throughout the book. In the book, Machado explores intimate partner abuse and its effect on her psyche. The following story is in conversation with Carmen Maria Machado’s most recent publication, In the Dream House: A Memoir. excerpt from ‘In the Dream House’ by Carmen Maria Machado All expressions of weakness, of the inevitability of failure. ![]() If we do not throw stones in glass houses, it is because the house is constructed of hypocrisy, readily shattered. If the writing is on the wall we can see the end of something long before it arrives. If something is a house of cards it is precarious, easily disrupted. ![]() House idioms and their variants, in fact, often signify the opposite of safety and security. ![]()
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