She workshopped the book at a critique group she called the "Meat and Books Club" (named for the Atkins diet two of its writers were on). The chapters about her relationship with Rice, where Carver writes that Rice insisted she get an abortion to end her second pregnancy and was violent toward her, were difficult for her to write.
She revised the book at a critique group she called "Meat and Books Club" (named after the Atkins diet two of its members followed). The chapters about her relationship with Rice, where Carver mentions that Rice coerced her into an abortion to end her second pregnancy and was abusive, were tough for her to pen.