Pretend we are lovely
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Published
Portland, Oregon : Tin House Books, 2017.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
300 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
UPC
40027330041
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It's the summer of 1982 in Blacksburg, Virginia--seven years after the suspicious death of a son and sibling--and the Sobel family is hungry. Francie dresses in tennis skirts and ankle socks and weighs her grams of allotted carrots and iceberg lettuce. Her semi-estranged husband Tate prefers a packed fridge and hidden doughnuts. Daughters Enid, ten, and Vivvy, almost thirteen, are subtler versions of their parents, measuring their summer vacation by meals had or meals skipped. But at summer's end, secrets both old and new emerge and Francie disappears, leaving the family teetering on the brink. Told from alternating points of view by the four living Sobels, Pretend We Are Lovely is a sharp and darkly funny story of forgiveness, family secrets, and the losses we inherit. At its core is the ever-complicated and deeply-devoted bond of sisterhood as the girls, left mostly to their own devices, must navigate their way through middle school, find comfort in each other, and learn the difference between food and nourishment.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Reid, N. (2017). Pretend we are lovely (First US edition.). Tin House Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Reid, Noley. 2017. Pretend We Are Lovely. Tin House Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Reid, Noley. Pretend We Are Lovely Tin House Books, 2017.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Reid, Noley. Pretend We Are Lovely First US edition., Tin House Books, 2017.
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