Anstey Harris
Autor(a) de Goodbye, Paris
Obras por Anstey Harris
Etiquetado
Conhecimento Comum
- Nome canónico
- Harris, Anstey
- Nome legal
- Spraggan, Anstey
- Data de nascimento
- 20th Century
- Sexo
- female
- Nacionalidade
- Scotland, UK
- Ocupações
- teacher
- Relações
- Spraggan, Lucy (daughter)
- Prémios e menções honrosas
- HG Wells Short Story Prize (2015)
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Estatísticas
- Obras
- 5
- Membros
- 425
- Popularidade
- #57,429
- Avaliação
- 3.8
- Críticas
- 16
- ISBN
- 35
- Línguas
- 5
When I First Held You is a journey of emotional, historical and personal discovery for both its characters and its readers, so I am loathe to pre-empt its several ‘reveals’ in this review. Instead, I will discuss the elements I found most striking and impactful about this story’s execution.
With a captivating alternating first-person narrative, Harris cleverly dials up the volume of the female voice and perspective, specifically incorporating that of a younger generation, that which was historically ‘unheard’. But she does so metaphorically… there is no shouting. And, most importantly, she does so without diminishing the male characters. (In fact, they are wonderful also.) Regardless of gender, their power stems from purpose of action, compassion, endurance and resilience. From seeking to better understand their own, and others motivations; and from supporting each other. Continue reading: https://www.bookloverbookreviews.com/2023/02/when-i-first-held-you-anstey-harris...… (mais)