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Paper Wings: A Subtle and Moving Novel of a Mother's Depression and a Daughter's Hope in the Kennedy Years - Couverture souple

Swick, Marly

 
9780060928377: Paper Wings: A Subtle and Moving Novel of a Mother's Depression and a Daughter's Hope in the Kennedy Years
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0060928379 ISBN 13 : 9780060928377
Editeur : Harper Perennial, 1997

Synopsis

Everyone in Suzanne's family acknowledges her mothers instability, yet no one has any idea why she suffers these bouts of depression. They simply accept them as fact and enjoy the moments when she emerges from them, buoyant and energetic. With Kennedy's election, presidency and assassination as background, Suzanne tells the story of the dissolution, and ultimate redemption, of her family. Sure to appeal to readers of Barbara Kingsolver, Alice Hoffman and Mona Simpson, Paper Wings is a subtle and moving novel about a mother and daughter who struggle, hope, and learn from each other how to emerge from shadows of tragedy.

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À propos de l'auteur

Born in Indianapolis in 1949, Marly Swick spent her childhood moving -- from Massachusetts to Delaware to California -- with book in hand, due to a voracious appetite for reading encouraged by her mother and teachers. She continued her travels and her love for books during her education, receiving her BA from Stanford University, her MA from Mills College, her Ph.D. from the American University, and finally, her MFA at the Iowa Writer's Workshop.

Swick is a recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts fellowship, a James Michener Award, and an O. Henry Award. Her first book received the Iowa Short Fiction Award. Her stories have appeared in numerous publications, among them The Atlantic, Redbook, and The North American Review. She has just written her first novel, Paper Wings.

Upholding a self-professed "Victorian lifestyle in the 90s," Marly Swick enjoys painting and reading in her spare time. She is currently an Associate Professor of Fiction Writing at the University of Nebraska and lives in Lincoln.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

Everyone in Suzanne's family acknowledges her mothers instability, yet no one has any idea why she suffers these bouts of depression. They simply accept them as fact and enjoy the moments when she emerges from them, buoyant and energetic. With Kennedy's election, presidency and assassination as background, Suzanne tells the story of the dissolution, and ultimate redemption, of her family. Sure to appeal to readers of Barbara Kingsolver, Alice Hoffman and Mona Simpson, Paper Wings is a subtle and moving novel about a mother and daughter who struggle, hope, and learn from each other how to emerge from shadows of tragedy.

Les informations fournies dans la section « A propos du livre » peuvent faire référence à une autre édition de ce titre.

Éditeur
Harper Perennial
Date d'édition
1997
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0060928379
ISBN 13 
9780060928377
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
288
Coordonnées du fabricant
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