This just made my Labor Day! “Brutal and brilliant are the words that come to mind to describe April L. Ford’s award-winning short story collection, THE POOR CHILDREN. Here are seven searing stories delineating the lives of yes, economically-deprived children, but more devastatingly, children whose emotional deprivation drives them to the outer dark of madness. In the no-man’s land of rural French Canada, Ms. Ford inhabits deeply the voices of teenage protagonists who must carve out destiny and identity from a paucity of resources—what they fashion is terrifying—and thanks to Ms. Ford’s masterful insight and prose—a must-read.” — Alice Lichtenstein, author of LOST (Scribner, 2010)
Posted on: Mon, 01 Sep 2014 18:09:32 +0000
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