Lynn Lauber
Autor/a de White Girls
Obres de Lynn Lauber
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Wanting a Child: Twenty-Two Writers on Their Difficult but Mostly Successful Quests for Parenthood in a High-Tech Age (1998) — Col·laborador — 17 exemplars
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'He saw that underneath small-town life lurked monumental possibilties," she writes," but that the ground sometimes had to shift before they gave way."
Considering that the real town upon which Union is presumably based continues to struggle in significant ways with issues regarding civil rights and race relations, "21 Sugar Street" is relevant, worthwhile, revelational, compassionate and hopeful reading.
And as if that alone were not enough, Lauber is simply a very good writer. Her choice of words, the creativity of her metaphors, and a skillful touch of bringing these literary devices close enough to the surface to keep them accessible make her work appealing on many levels. "Wow," you'll find yourself reacting as you savor another well-crafted phrase, "I wish I had written that."… (més)