Jong-Fast, Molly

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June 10, 2025

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'How to Lose Your Mother' author Molly Jong-Fast reflects on life with mom Erica Jong

In her new memoir, Jong-Fast writes that her mother, Erica Jong — who penned the 1973 feminist novel Fear of Flying — had become addicted to fame and couldn't bear losing it.

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'How to Lose Your Mother' author Molly Jong-Fast reflects on life with mom Erica Jong

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