I Left the Room Burning - Couverture souple

O'Brien, Beth

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1916377424 ISBN 13 : 9781916377424

Editeur : Wild Pressed Books, 2021

Synopsis

A woman who never wanted children finds herself reluctantly bringing up her sister’s daughter. The aunt is in an abusive relationship. The niece is a strange child who wishes to disappear. The narrative threaded through these eighty short poems confuses and obfuscates, whilst at the same time completely drawing the reader in to the extent that by the end, one is left with the feeling of having watched a deeply immersive film or read an engrossing novella.Beth O’Brien weaves magic with her lyrical and evocative language, and with the tangibility of her characters’ unreliable voices she reveals herself as a master storyteller."I LEFT THE ROOM BURNING marks Beth O’Brien out as a master storyteller and poet alike. This work hits hard in both heart and stomach, as O’Brien weaves a complex narrative web through disturbed characters, unreliable voices and harsh incidents. Telling the story – or rather, stories – of women trapped in situations not of their own making, O’Brien doesn’t shy away from the difficult here. In fact, in these brief and brilliant poems she works to shine a spotlight on the difficult, forcing the reader to immerse themselves entirely in this story – to follow it, to feel it, and to ask hard questions throughout. An excellent collection, then, this is a strong and established debut that shows the promise O’Brien has ahead of her. "Dr Charley BarnesLecturer in Creative and Professional Writing | University of WolverhamptonVisiting Lecturer | Newman UniversityWriter in Residence at The Swan Theatre Worcestershire Poet Laureate 2019-2020Managing Director | Sabotage Reviews

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Wild Pressed Books
• Date d'édition: 2021
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1916377424
• ISBN 13: 9781916377424
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 110
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