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Fragments: Journeys from Isolation to Connection - Couverture souple

Pierlot, Dr Maura

 
9780645099812: Fragments: Journeys from Isolation to Connection
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0645099813 ISBN 13 : 9780645099812
Editeur : Big Ideas Press, 2023

Synopsis

Fragments: Journeys from Isolation to Connection (2nd edition)

Eight lives untethered.

Eight voices in the dark.

Eight stories of adversity.

Eight lost souls looking for hope.

Tasked with a creative exploration of their mental health and wellbeing, eight high school students are plunged into the harsh terrain of their psyches, each a fragment of an elusive whole. With seemingly nothing in common, will they ever find their way back ... to themselves and each other?

An unflinching glimpse into young people's lives today.


Themes: mental health, anxiety, depression, autism spectrum disorder, family dysfunction, body dysmorphia, life after high school, cultural alienation, gender dysphoria

Riveting. Real. Relatable.


Adapted from the widely acclaimed play, Fragments by Maura Pierlot.

2nd edition (2023) includes updated and expanded content.

Illustrated hybrid YA novella

Adapted by the author as an eight-part WEB SERIES and feature-length film – View on Big Ideas Press YouTube channel.

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À propos de l'auteur

Maura Pierlot is an author and playwright based in Canberra. Her recent work across art forms explores the complex intersection between memory, identity, self and belonging. Tackling youth mental health themes, Maura's acclaimed play, Fragments has been produced as a web series (to launch February 2023), supported by the ACT Government. The recipient of several writing fellowships, residencies and awards, Maura is a regular reviewer for the Children's Book Council of Australia's online magazine, Reading Time and a Sponsor and Role Model for Books in Homes Australia. In 2022, she founded The Book Bench Project, a Canberra initiative that fosters a shared love of reading and sense of community. Drawn at an early age to big ideas, Maura has a PhD in philosophy. She has worked as an ethicist, editor of Australian Medicine, medical writer/producer and business owner. Maura is the author of the multi-award-winning picture book, The Trouble in Tune Town. She has two non-fiction children's titles coming out in 2023 (Storytorch Press) and 2024 (Affirm Press). To find out more about Maura and her work, please visit maurapierlot.com or bigideaspress.com.

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Éditeur
Big Ideas Press
Date d'édition
2023
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0645099813
ISBN 13 
9780645099812
Reliure
Broché
Numéro d'édition
2
Nombre de pages
124
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