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Winner 2003 Michigan Literary Fiction Award for original novel "Written with precision and perception, this is a highly recommended work from a writer to watch." --- Library Journal "O'Connor . . . remains a consummate artist, true to her vision of a work that is bleak, truthful, and... read more

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I go back to San Diego for my beginning, because I can't shake from my mind the old life: hot sand and salt water outside my window, my father's coffee left on the stove, the early morning silence of our house, my father always gone before I'm awake.

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  1. Sheila O'Connor (Author)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: Univ of Michigan Pr
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2003
ISBN: 0472113658
Page Count: 208

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