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Sara taylor placed me in the seat next to alex, i joined this intimate, evocative journey meandering from the east to west coast of the usa, and i didnt want it to end. Shortlisted for the 2017 sunday times young writer of the year from critically acclaimed and baileys prizenominated author sara taylor comes. Sara taylor from critically acclaimed and baileys prizenominated author sara taylor comes a dazzling new novel about youth, identity, and family secrets i didnt realize my mother was a person until i was. The writing here is exquisite, the story evolves so simply, gradually revealing the complications that life has to offer. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Sep 07, 2017 the lauras by sara taylor published august 1, 2017 by hogarth press thirteen year old, alex is used to hearing parents fighting at night. She has a bfa from randolph college and an ma in prose fiction from the. Read the lauras a novel by sara taylor available from rakuten kobo. Praise for the lauras taylor s crisply written novel, narrated by an androgynous teen, charts a yearslong motherchild crosscountry road trip. Cuirt literary festival goes virtual with lineup of free online events. Buy the lauras by sara taylor from waterstones today. One name, many stories replies sara taylors debut, the shore, was a masterclass in storytelling.
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Shortlisted for the 2017 sunday times young writer of the year from critically acclaimed and baileys prizenominated author sara taylor comes a dazzling new novel about youth, identity, and family secrets after a fight with alexs father, ma pulls alex out of bed and onto a pilgrimage of selfdiscovery through her own enthralling past. Taylors quiet, precise prose creates a sense of dreary place after place on the pairs odyssey and never conveys a clue about alexs anatomy. Sara taylor has been compared to authors like margaret atwood, david mitchell, james baldwin, and jennifer egan but even without such impressive praise, sara taylor s second novel, the lauras, isnt one youll want to miss. Find a library or download libby an app by overdrive. This acclaimed book by sara taylor is available at in several formats for your ereader. Sara taylor is the author of the shore, which was long listed for the baileys womens fiction prize and shortlisted for the guardian first book award and the sunday times young writer of the year. Apr 01, 2015 boring girls ebook written by sara taylor. The journey depicted in this book is both a physical one and a metaphorical one for both ma and alex. Customers who bought this item also bought these ebooks. Sara taylor by adelaide festival published on 20170323t05.
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