Disney has an obsession with killing mothers, while it seems authors of literary fiction have a tendency to kill the narrator’s father. Maybe this is just my experience, because I’m especially sensitive to that plot line this year as I mourn my dad. It feels as though I have been surprised by several novels this year that include daughters grieving their fathers. Some have felt so close and personal, I couldn’t even begin to review them (I definitely should NOT have read Maame this summer). […]