What I Thought I Knew



(Viking)

In this memoir, the author recounts the difficult decisions and emotions she faced when she discovered that she was pregnant at the age of 44. Because of a previous medical condition and medical mistakes, her pregnancy wasn’t determined until she was six months along. A playwright and solo theater artist, Cohen teaches at The New School in New York City.

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An inside look up the inside of a building, with four floors and a dinosaur skeleton visible.
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