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001			on1252414006
003			OCoLC
005			20220315132906.0
008			210522s2022 kyua 000 0aeng d
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020			_a9781946448903
020			_a1946448907
035			_a(OCoLC)1252414006
092			_a814.6 _bF233
049			_aNFGA
100	1		_aFarmer, Ashley Marie, _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aDear Damage / _cAshley Marie Farmer.
246	1	4	_aDear Damage : essays
264		1	_aLouisville, KY : _bSarabande Books, _c[2022]
300			_a195 pages : _billustrations ; _c22 cm.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
520			_aA harrowing and heartfelt essay collection weaving narratives about family, gun violence, art, and the American Dream. Two weeks before her grandfather purchased a gun, Ashley Marie Farmer's grandmother tripped as she walked across their living room. It was a swift accident on an ordinary day: her chin hit the floor; her cervical spine shattered. She asked, "I'm paralyzed, aren't I?" Later, thinking to put her out of her misery, he kissed his sleeping wife of sixty-three years and shot her in the chest. He tried to shoot himself too, but the weapon broke apart in his hands. He was immediately arrested. This is the scene we are greeted with at the outset of Farmer's stunning collection of hybrid essays. One of its greatest features is the variety of voices, a kaleidoscopic approach that corrals in autobiography, audio transcripts, media, legal documents, internet comments, short prose pieces, and more. The result is a moving, deeply satisfying, and eye-opening story. Ashley Marie Farmer is a profound writer who is clearly here to stay, her voice a true gift to our times.
600	1	0	_aFarmer, Ashley F. _xFamily.
650		0	_aGrandparents. _9143818
650		0	_aParalytics _xDeath.
650		0	_aMariticide.
655		7	_aEssays. _2lcgft _95184
655		7	_aBiographies. _2lcgft _9870
655		7	_aAutobiographies. _2lcgft _9728
655		7	_aTrue crime stories. _2lcgft _99557
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