Things we didn't talk about when I was a girl : a memoir
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Portland, Oregon : Tin House Books, 2019.
ISBN
9781947793453, 1947793454
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Acorn Public Library District - Stacks | BIOG VANASCO, J. | On Shelf |
Addison Public Library - 2nd Floor - Adult Books | BIO 364.1532 VANASCO J. | On Shelf |
Alsip-Merrionette Park Public Library District - Stacks | 364.1532 VAN | On Shelf |
Batavia Public Library District - Adult Nonfiction | 362.883 VAN | On Shelf |
Bellwood Public Library - Stacks | 362.883 VAN | On Shelf |
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Published
Portland, Oregon : Tin House Books, 2019.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
357 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
ISBN
9781947793453, 1947793454
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"Jeannie Vanasco has had the same nightmare since she was a teenager. She startles awake, saying his name. It is always about him: one of her closest high school friends, a boy named Mark. A boy who raped her. When her nightmares worsen, Jeannie decides after fourteen years of silence to reach out to Mark. He agrees to talk on the record and meet in person. “Its the least I can do,” he says. Jeannie details her friendship with Mark before and after the assault, asking the brave and urgent question: Is it possible for a good person to commit a terrible act? Jeannie interviews Mark, exploring how rape has impacted his life as well as her own. She examines the language surrounding sexual assault and pushes against its confines, contributing to and deepening the #MeToo discussion. Exacting and courageous, Things We Didnt Talk About When I Was a Girl is part memoir, part true crime record, and part testament to the strength of female friendshipsa recounting and reckoning that will inspire us to ask harder questions and interrogate our biases. Jeannie Vanasco examines and dismantles long-held myths of victimhood, discovering grace and power in this genre-bending investigation into the trauma of sexual violence" --Publisher
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Vanasco, J. (2019). Things we didn't talk about when I was a girl: a memoir (First US edition.). Tin House Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Vanasco, Jeannie. 2019. Things We Didn't Talk About When I Was a Girl: A Memoir. Tin House Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Vanasco, Jeannie. Things We Didn't Talk About When I Was a Girl: A Memoir Tin House Books, 2019.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Vanasco, Jeannie. Things We Didn't Talk About When I Was a Girl: A Memoir First US edition., Tin House Books, 2019.
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