The Longings of Women returns to elaborate a theme — home, homelessness, having "a place" — visited briefly by Piercy in earlier novels, and poetry collections. Woman on the Edge of Time (1976), Vida (1980), Braided Lives (1982), Fly away Home (1984): In the broadest sense, all of Piercy's prior, written work provides precedent for this novel.
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