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ISBN: 9781664416253
| Runtime: | 10.29 Hours |
| Category: | Fiction/Literary |
| Audience: | Adult |
| Language: | English |
Summary
Summary
Shortlisted for the 2013 Flaherty-Dunnan First Novel Prize
Selected for the January 2013 Indie Next List
A Kirkus Reviews “New and Notable Title” in January 2013
Editorial Reviews
Editorial Reviews
“Celona adroitly confounds many of our expectations…[She] is
compassionate toward even her most wayward characters, figuring wisely that the
consequences of their actions will be punishment enough…It’s refreshing to read
a novel in which questions are not so much answered as extended, and Shannon is
an appealing narrator, partly because she doesn’t feel sorry for herself, at
least not for long, or blame others for her struggles.” —New York Times
“Y is a beautiful,
moving book that explores what it takes to belong from a new author with a
voice that is bold, sure footed, and confident.” —Guardian (London)
“A gorgeous, moving debut…[Shannon] emerges as a character
of enormous strength, a survivor who is unflappably honest about her
shortcomings…Celona writes with acute sensitivity to how a child sees her world
[and] renders a character readers will love in all her glorious self-doubt.” —Boston Globe
“A feat of storytelling. It will leave you raw but softened,
carrying a brutal reminder that family is both made and given, something we
must endure and embrace.” —Dallas Morning News
“A double-strand novel about a Vancouver Island foundling
and the young mother who left her on the steps of the Y…Celona pulls off this
sleight-of-narrative in blunt, tamped-down prose that is worthy of comparison
to [Dorothy Allison’s Bastard Out of
Carolina]. The scenes are swift and clear, the transitions are well-cued
and the reader’s sympathies adhere easily to Shannon’s lonely, stubborn efforts
to squirm into a safe place in the world.” —Shelf Awareness
“Thoughtfully redemptive.” —Wall Street Journal
“An effervescent debut…A meditation on loss, identity, and
family, Y showcases a tenacious young
writer as she schools us in compassion and ultimately cleans house.” —O, The Oprah Magazine
Author
Author Bio: Marjorie Celona
Marjorie Celona received her MFA from the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, where she was an Iowa Arts Fellow and recipient of the John C. Schupes fellowship. Her stories have appeared in Best American Nonrequired Reading, Glimmer Train, and Harvard Review. Born and raised on Vancouver Island, she lives in Cincinnati.
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Details
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| Available Formats : | Retail CD |
| Category: | Fiction/Literary |
| Runtime: | 10.29 |
| Audience: | Adult |
| Language: | English |
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