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Sister
by Ansay, A. Manette
- Used
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Vg In Wraps. Lightly Worn. Prev Name Ffep. Light Crease Front. Pages: 228.
- ISBN 10
- 0380729768
- ISBN 13
- 9780380729760
- Seller
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About This Item
New York: Bard / Avon Books. Vg In Wraps. Lightly Worn. Prev Name Ffep. Light Crease Front. Pages: 228.. 1997. 1st Thus.. Trade Paperback..
Synopsis
"When my brother disappeared in 1984, I began to see myself in the third person as if my life were a story being told to someone else."Abigail Schiller lives a seemingly normal childhood in a rural Catholic commuinity in Wisconsin. But that life is shattered when her younger brother, Sam, vanishes at the age of seventeen, fleeing their father's rigid rules of masculinity and the violence their mother denies. Finally, thirty years old and expecting a child of her own, Abby is determined to retrace her lost sibling's dark descent--embarking upon an emotional journey that will test the strength of her spirit, and contradict everything, she once believed about her family and herself.A stunning work of rare poignance and unsettling power, A. Manette Ansay's Sister marks the literary maturation of a truly exceptional voice in contemporary American fiction. Deftly spinning triumph out of tragedy, the award-winning author of Vinegar Hill offers us a fresh understanding, of family, memory, faith.Abigail Schiller lives in a seemingly normal childhood in a rural Catholic community in Wisconsin. But that life is shattered when her younger brother, Sam, vanishes at the age of seventeen, fleeing their father's rigid rules of masculinity and the violence their mother denies. Finally, thirty years old and expecting a child of her own, Abby is determined to retrace her lost sibling's dark descent--embarking upon an emotional journey that will test the strength of her spirit, and contradict everything she once believed her family and herself.A stunning work of race poignance and unsettling power, A. Manette Ansay's Sister marks the literary maturation of a truly exceptional voice in contemporary American fiction. Deftly spinning triumph out of tragedy, the award-winning author of Vinegar Hill Offers us a fresh understanding of family, memory, and faith.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
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- Title
- Sister
- Author
- Ansay, A. Manette
- Format/Binding
- Trade Paperback.
- Book Condition
- Used - Vg In Wraps. Lightly Worn. Prev Name Ffep. Light Crease Front. Pages: 228.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Thus.
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0380729768
- ISBN 13
- 9780380729760
- Publisher
- Bard / Avon Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1997
- Keywords
- Literature
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