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«The Sharp Time.
O'Connell, Mary (Author)
Nov 2011. 240 p. Delacorte, hardcover, $17.99. (9780385740487). Delacorte, library edition, $20.99.
(9780375989483).
Sandinista’s life is not going as planned. Her mother has just died; she lives alone, terrified in their house;
and an abusive teacher has made her flee school. Something different is in order, so Sandinista goes to her favorite vintage shop,... read more »
O'Connell, Mary (Author)
Nov 2011. 240 p. Delacorte, hardcover, $17.99. (9780385740487). Delacorte, library edition, $20.99.
(9780375989483).
Sandinista’s life is not going as planned. Her mother has just died; she lives alone, terrified in their house;
and an abusive teacher has made her flee school. Something different is in order, so Sandinista goes to her favorite vintage shop,... read more »
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The Sharp Time
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Great Review for Jersey Angel in the New York Times!
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And look at me: My mother gave me a punk-rock name, but my spirit is composed of elevator music: Tra-la-la-la./Don’t mind me./I’m a nice girl./I have good manners./I’ll not bother..." Read more of this review » |
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I really enjoyed this debut novel by Lawrence author Mary O'Connell (as I did her short story collection, Living with Saints). I loved the voice of the main character, Sandinista Jones, at times wickedly funny and achingly vulnerable. Living on he...
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In the past year I’ve read books that are smart, strange, sad, funny. Yet Mary O’Connell’s teen novel The Sharp Time takes the cake for "loveliest."
First, there’s the heroine’s name: Sandinista Jones. Next, you’ve got the frothy sweet vintage cout... " Read more of this review » |
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