Evidence of V : a novel in fragments, facts, and fictions
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Brookline, MA : Rose Metal Press, 2019.
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Book
ISBN
9781941628195, 1941628192
Physical Desc
270 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
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Waseca Public Library - Adult Fiction
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Published
Brookline, MA : Rose Metal Press, 2019.
Language
English
ISBN
9781941628195, 1941628192
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-263).
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"In an ambitious blend of fact and fiction, including family secrets, documents from the era, and a thin, fragmentary case file unsealed by the court, novelist Sheila O'Connor tells the riveting story of V, a talented fifteen-year-old singer in 1930s Minneapolis who aspires to be a star. Drawing on the little-known American practice of incarcerating adolescent girls for 'immorality' in the first half of the twentieth century, O'Connor follows young V from her early work as a nightclub entertainer to her subsequent six-year state school sentence for an unplanned pregnancy. As V struggles to survive within a system only nominally committed to rescue and reform, she endures injustices that will change the course of her life and the lives of her descendants. Inspired by O'Connor's research on her unknown maternal grandmother and the long-term effects of intergenerational trauma, Evidence of V: A Novel in Fragments, Facts, and Fictions is a poignant excavation of familial and national history that remains disturbingly relevant--a harrowing story of exploitation and erasure, and the infinite ways in which girls, past and present, are punished for crimes they didn't commit." --,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
O'Connor, S. (2019). Evidence of V: a novel in fragments, facts, and fictions . Rose Metal Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)O'Connor, Sheila. 2019. Evidence of V: A Novel in Fragments, Facts, and Fictions. Brookline, MA: Rose Metal Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)O'Connor, Sheila. Evidence of V: A Novel in Fragments, Facts, and Fictions Brookline, MA: Rose Metal Press, 2019.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)O'Connor, Sheila. Evidence of V: A Novel in Fragments, Facts, and Fictions Rose Metal Press, 2019.
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