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Sharon Harrigan

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Sharon Harrigan is the author of the novel Half (2020) and the memoir Playing with Dynamite (2017). She has published widely in places such as the New York Times (Modern Love) and the Virginia Quarterly Review. She teaches creative writing at WriterHouse, a literary center in Charlottesville, Virginia, where she lives with her family.

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Average rating: 4.42 · 143 ratings · 50 reviews · 3 distinct works • Similar authors

	Half 4.34 avg rating — 105 ratings — published 2020 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Playing with Dynamite: A Memoir 4.62 avg rating — 37 ratings — published 2017 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Playing with Dynamite it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Critique de L’Eau de Rose par Christophe Carlier. Editions Phébus, Paris, janvier 2019

Par Sharon Harrigan Pour la version originale de cet article, en anglais, voir ici. L’Eau de rose est, simplement, un nettoyant visage. En parlant métaphoriquement, la phrase veut dire mièvre et sentimental. Un roman à l’eau de rose, penserait-on, sera rempli de clichés, de situations sans réelles surprises. Ce jeu sur les mots dans le…

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I'm a big fan of Louise Marburg's stories, and this collection is her best yet. I’m a big fan of Louise Marburg’s stories, and this is the best of her collections so far. The tone is funny, direct, opinionated; but also vulnerable and anxious. All the ...more
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Sharon liked Connie Clark's review of Half: "A brilliant novel by a writing teacher of mine. Definitely a page-turner. Highly recommend."
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This novel was so immersive and convincing that I felt as if I was transported to another place and time--Yangzhou, China, in the 1980s. I always love when I read a novel and learn something I didn't know, and I learned SO MUCH from My Good Son. Abou ...more
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Ollie is in that limbo space between graduating from college and being launched in life. He moves in with his mother in a small town, teaching as an adjunct and dating a woman he is ambivalent about, while being haunted by the existential questions p ...more
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Brilliant--in both concept and delivery. The writing is exquisite. The stories and novella so timely and so on target. Haunting and thought provoking.
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This book is pure delight! So delicious. I enjoyed every single minute, and I can't say that about a lot of books I read. I loved Marburg's first collection, The Truth About Me, but I like this new book even more. I found the stories enchanting, ente ...more
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I am a sucker for ambitious, inventive novels that pull off something that feels almost un-pull-offable. Oslo, Maine does exactly that--brilliantly. I didn't know how Butler was going to manage to weave a moose point of view through a novel with so m ...more
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This book is all the things the blurbers say--poignant and touching and lovely. I love that it's an immigrant story and a workplace story and a story about strong women facing obstacles. I love the gritty setting of a public hospital in Brooklyn in t ...more
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