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Bozak, Nadia.
Young women -- Fiction
Dysfunctional families -- Fiction
Bohemianism -- Fiction.
Nineteen seventies -- Fiction.
Nineteen eighties -- Fiction.
Coming of age -- Fiction
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Thirteen
shells
/ Nadia Bozak.
by
Bozak, Nadia.
House of Anansi Press, 2016.
Call #:
FICTION BOZ
Subjects
Young women -- Fiction
Dysfunctional families -- Fiction
Bohemianism -- Fiction.
Nineteen seventies -- Fiction.
Nineteen eighties -- Fiction.
Coming of age -- Fiction
ISBN:
9781770899872 (trade pbk.)
Description:
307 p. ; 21 cm.
Summary:
"Spanning the late 1970s to the late 1980s, Nadia Bozak’s
thirteen
stories are narrated from the perspective of Shell, the only child of bohemian artisans determined to live off their handicrafts and uphold a left-wing lifestyle. At the age of five, Shell’s world is transformed when the family moves into a new house, where she grows up. Over time, she gradually trades her unconventional upbringing for junk food, rock music, and boys. All the while, Shell quietly watches her parents’ loveless marriage fall apart and learns to survive divorce, weight gain, heartache, and first love. A funny, sensitive portrayal of the innocence and uncertainty of childhood and adolescence,
Thirteen
Shells
is a true-to-life collection that is as unforgettable as it is poignant."--From publisher.
Genre:
Bildungsromans
Short stories.
Canadian fiction.
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