Patient women /
Larissa Shmailo's Patient Women tells the story of Nora, a gifted young woman who comes of age in New York against heavy odds. Her Russian mother is demanding, the young men around her are uncaring and her dependence on drink and sex leads her to a shadowy life filled with self-made demons. Yet...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Kenmore, N.Y. :
BlazeVOX Books,
[2015]
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| Summary: | Larissa Shmailo's Patient Women tells the story of Nora, a gifted young woman who comes of age in New York against heavy odds. Her Russian mother is demanding, the young men around her are uncaring and her dependence on drink and sex leads her to a shadowy life filled with self-made demons. Yet Nora's intelligence pulls her through the difficult times. There are even moments of (very) dark humor here. As well, an appendix of poems attributed to Nora lets us into the corners of her heart and mind. |
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| Physical Description: | 309 pages ; 20 cm. |
| ISBN: | 9781609642013 1609642015 |