9781890447410-1890447412-The First Hurt: Stories

The First Hurt: Stories

ISBN-13: 9781890447410
ISBN-10: 1890447412
Edition: F First Paperback Edition
Author: Rachel Sherman
Publication date: 2006
Publisher: Open City Books
Format: Paperback 160 pages
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ISBN-13: 9781890447410
ISBN-10: 1890447412
Edition: F First Paperback Edition
Author: Rachel Sherman
Publication date: 2006
Publisher: Open City Books
Format: Paperback 160 pages

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The First Hurt: Stories (ISBN-13: 9781890447410 and ISBN-10: 1890447412), written by authors Rachel Sherman, was published by Open City Books in 2006. With an overall rating of 3.9 stars, it's a notable title among other books. You can easily purchase or rent The First Hurt: Stories (Paperback) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.59.

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From a young writer whose stories have graced the pages of today's most exciting literary journals, comes a masterfully elegant, sexy, and surprising debut. The publication of Rachel Sherman's first book heralds the arrival of a singularly fresh and remarkably assured new voice. In this brilliantly original story collection, she evokes the wonders and horrors of a young woman's life, from girl to teenager to adult, through crushes, sex, family, and the agonies and ecstasies of finding one's way. Sherman's beautifully direct and deceptively simple prose produces accessible, shockingly real narratives that combine a disarming sexual edge with great sensitivity and humor. From a high school girl's crush on her female teacher, to a family's serenity threatened by the presence of a sexy Danish au pair, to a pubescent girl's sexually outrageous soldier pen-pal, all the way to a young couple's horrifying yet life-affirming experience of learning to love their brain-injured newborn twins, this collection wends its way around the deepest of struggles with unusual frankness and wisdom. Fans of A. M. Homes, Mary Gaitskill, Mona Simpson, and Rick Moody will be thrilled at this auspicious and noteworthy debut.

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