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1 online resource (164 pages) |
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Summary |
Stark and vibrant, the two halves of this sutured book expose the Frankenstein-like scars of the assemblage we call & ldquo;human. & rdquo; In & ldquo;Another Governess & rdquo; a woman in a decaying manor tries to piece together her own story. In & ldquo;The Least Blacksmith & rdquo; a man cannot help but fail his older brother as they struggle to run their father & rsquo;s forge. Each of the stories stands alone, sharing neither characters nor settings. But together, they ask the same question: What are the wages of being? The relentless darkness of these tales is punctured by hope & mdash;the vi. |
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eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Subject |
Brothers -- Fiction.
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Brothers. |
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Fiction.
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Electronic books.
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Fiction.
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Added Author |
Ruocco, Joanna.
Least blacksmith.
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Other Form: |
Print version: Ruocco, Joanna. Another Governess / The Least Blacksmith : A Diptych. Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, ©1753 9781573661652 |
ISBN |
9781573668293 (electronic book) |
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157366829X (electronic book) |
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9781573661652 (quality paper ; alkaline paper) |
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1573661651 (quality paper ; alkaline paper) |
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