A college student's unplanned pregnancy forces her to confront her feelings of resentment toward her more privileged classmates.
A father's misguided attempt to rescue a gift for his adult daughter magnifies all he doesn't know about her. And two teenage girls'flirt with adulthood leads to disastrous consequences.
Based in a world where inequality is reality,but where the shifting terrain of adolescence and family are the most complicating forces,Evans'characters are wry,wise and utterly original.
Striking in their emotional immediacy,the electrifying,prize-winning stories in Before You Suffocate Your Own Fool Self offer a fresh perspective on race and class in contemporary America.
Publisher: Pan MacmillanISBN: 9781529073232Number of pages: 240Weight: 174 gDimensions: 196 x 129 x 16 mm
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'Danielle Evans's whipsmart first story collection charts the liminal years between childhood and the condition dubiously known as being a grown-up.'- New York Times Book Review
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