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Remembrance of Slings Past

Remembrance of Slings Past

Priscilla Gilman found her voice mining a past rich with her parents' famous friends, haunted by their divorce, and marked by both her father's love for his daughters and his BDSM secrets.

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Feb 07, 2023
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Gilman discusses this photo in her memoir. L to R: Claire Gilman, Lynn Nesbit, Priscilla Gilman, Richard Gilman

Right around the time Kramer v. Kramer hit the zeitgeist, Priscilla Gilman—age 10, family peacekeeper—suddenly found herself having to navigate the roiling seas of Gilman v. Gilman. This was confusing enough, given that her mother, uber-success…

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