The big girls
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Published
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, [2007].
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
224 pages ; 22 cm
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Alamosa Public Library - FICTION
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Published
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, [2007].
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
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At the heart of this novel is a crime of unfathomable horror and its effect on several profoundly different lives, each altered by a surprising connection to the others. We hear four brilliantly realized voices: Helen, an inmate at Sloatsburg women's prison serving a life sentence for the murder of her children; trapped within the maze of her own tortured mind, she is the subject of damning national attention. Dr. Louise Forrest, the recently divorced mother of an eight-year-old boy - the new chief of psychiatry at Sloatsburg. Angie, an ambitious Hollywood starlet, intent on nothing but fame. And Ike Bradshaw, a sardonic corrections officer, formerly a New York City narcotics detective. As the alternating narratives unfold, we begin to wonder why Dr. Forrest has chosen Sloatsburg over the Park Avenue practice for which she was trained. And the origin of Helen's psychosis is revealed - both its shocking depths and its disturbingly convincing rationale - as well as why she is desperate to make herself known to the young actress Angie. The Big Girls is a novel about the anarchy of families, the sometimes destructive power of the maternal instinct, the vitality and evil of communities, and the cult of celebrity.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Moore, S. (2007). The big girls (First edition.). Alfred A. Knopf.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Moore, Susanna. 2007. The Big Girls. Alfred A. Knopf.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Moore, Susanna. The Big Girls Alfred A. Knopf, 2007.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Moore, Susanna. The Big Girls First edition., Alfred A. Knopf, 2007.
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