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Not Heaven, Somewhere Else

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Fiction. LGBTQIA Studies. Women's Studies. If heaven is somewhere, it isn't with us, but somewhere we want to get--a state, a place, a turning to home. Novel- and essayist Rebecca Brown's thirteenth book is narrative cycle that revamps old fairy tales, movies, and myths, as it leads the reader from darkness to light, from harshness to love, from where we are to where we might go.

"A strange and wonderful first-person voice emerges from the stories of Rebecca Brown, who strips her language of convention to lay bare the ferocious rituals of love and need."--The New York Times

"One of the few truly original modern lesbian writers, one who constantly pushes both her own boundaries and those of her readers."--San Francisco Chronicle

"Watch for her books and hunt down her short stories. She is simply one of the best contemporary lesbian writers around."--Dorothy Allison

"America's only real rock 'n' roll schoolteacher."--Thurston Moore, Sonic Youth

Language: English

Pages: 76

Format: Paperback

Release: October 01, 2018

ISBN 13: 9781939460189

Not Heaven, Somewhere Else

0/5 ( ratings)

Fiction. LGBTQIA Studies. Women's Studies. If heaven is somewhere, it isn't with us, but somewhere we want to get--a state, a place, a turning to home. Novel- and essayist Rebecca Brown's thirteenth book is narrative cycle that revamps old fairy tales, movies, and myths, as it leads the reader from darkness to light, from harshness to love, from where we are to where we might go.

"A strange and wonderful first-person voice emerges from the stories of Rebecca Brown, who strips her language of convention to lay bare the ferocious rituals of love and need."--The New York Times

"One of the few truly original modern lesbian writers, one who constantly pushes both her own boundaries and those of her readers."--San Francisco Chronicle

"Watch for her books and hunt down her short stories. She is simply one of the best contemporary lesbian writers around."--Dorothy Allison

"America's only real rock 'n' roll schoolteacher."--Thurston Moore, Sonic Youth

Language: English

Pages: 76

Format: Paperback

Release: October 01, 2018

ISBN 13: 9781939460189

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