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Selected for the National Poetry Series by Terrance Hayes.
Lauren Berry‘s bracing and emotionally charged first collection of poetry delivers visions of a gothic South that Flannery O’Connor would recognize. Set in a feverish swamp town in Florida, "The Lifting Dress" enters the li…
The Lifting Dress
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- Paperback
80 pages
- Release Date
31 May 2011
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Selected for the National Poetry Series by Terrance Hayes.Lauren Berry’s bracing and emotionally charged first collection of poetry delivers visions of a gothic South that Flannery O’Connor would recognize. Set in a feverish swamp town in Florida, The Lifting Dress enters the life of a teenage girl the day after she has been raped. She refuses to tell anyone what has happened, and moves silently toward adulthood in a community that offers beauty but denies apology. Through lyric narratives, r…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780143119654 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0143119656 |
| Author: | Lauren Berry |
| Publisher: | Penguin Putnam Inc |
| Imprint: | Penguin USA |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 80 |
| Release Date: | 31 May 2011 |
| Weight: | 111g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm x 5mm |
| Series: | Penguin Poets |
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