Vera Violet : a novel
(Book)
Published
Berkeley, California : Counterpoint, 2020.
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Published
Berkeley, California : Counterpoint, 2020.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
246 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
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Description
Set against the backdrop of a decaying Pacific Northwest lumber town, Vera Violet is a debut that explores themes of poverty, violence, and environmental degradation as played out in the young lives of a group of close-knit friends. Melissa Anne Peterson's voice is powerful and poetic, her vision unflinching. Vera Violet recounts the dark story of a rough group of teenagers growing up in a twisted rural logging town. There are no jobs. There is no sense of safety. But there is a small group of loyal friends, a truck waiting with the engine running, a pair of boots covered in blood, and a hot 1911 pistol with a pearl grip. Vera Violet O'Neel's home is in the Pacific Northwest--not the glamorous scene of coffee bars and craft beers, but the hardscrabble region of busted pickups and broken dreams. Vera's mother has left, her father is unstable, and her brother is deeply troubled. Against this gritty background, Vera struggles to establish a life of her own, a life fortified by her friends and her hard-won love. But the relentless poverty coupled with the twin lures of crystal meth and easy money soon shatter fragile alliances. Her world violently torn apart, Vera flees to St. Louis, Missouri. There, alone in a small apartment, she grieves for her broken family, her buried friends, and her beloved, Jimmy James Blood. In this brilliant, explosive debut, Melissa Anne Peterson establishes herself as a fresh, raw voice, a writer to be reckoned with. "Vera Violet is the most authentic and exciting debut I've read in a long time. At once gritty and jaw-droppingly lyrical, Peterson's voice is a clarion call for the downtrodden and disenchanted. Reading Vera Violet is nothing less than a visceral and stirring experience." --Jonathan Evison, author of Lawn Boy.
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Peterson, M. A. (2020). Vera Violet: a novel (First paperback edition.). Counterpoint.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Peterson, Melissa Anne, 1981-. 2020. Vera Violet: A Novel. Berkeley, California: Counterpoint.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Peterson, Melissa Anne, 1981-. Vera Violet: A Novel Berkeley, California: Counterpoint, 2020.
Harvard Citation (style guide)Peterson, M. A. (2020). Vera violet: a novel. First paperback edn. Berkeley, California: Counterpoint.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Peterson, Melissa Anne. Vera Violet: A Novel First paperback edition., Counterpoint, 2020.
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