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Urchin (Ploughshares Solos Book 26)

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Urchin (Ploughshares Solos Book 26)

Living under the shadow of two gifted parents, Astrid Nordling feels trapped everywhere but at the piano, finding solace in Schubert and Debussy. Her piano teacher is convinced that she is a prodigy; her mother is not so sure. Set in 1960s Chicago, this excerpt from Lisa Heiserman Perkins' upcoming novel shows that there can be such a thing as too much talent in a single family. As Astrid competes with her dramatic, high-strung mother for the spotlight, their tug-of-war threatens to pull the family apart.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Before turning to fiction, Lisa Heiserman Perkins earned a PhD (University of Chicago) in 19th century British literature, taught at Tufts, Harvard, and Emerson, and then left academia to make documentary films. She was the associate producer of Loaded Gun: Life, and Death, and Dickinsonâ€”and is the writer, director, producer of Secret Intelligence: Decoding Hedy Lamarr (on hold since the recession). Her stories have appeared in Painted Bride Quarterly, Quiddity, Fourth River and elsewhere. She was a Pushcart nominee in 2011, winner of the 2012 New Millennium Fiction Prize and the 2012 Meringoff Fiction Award. She lives in Somerville, MA. â€œUrchinâ€ is the first chapter of her novel-in-progress.

Country	USA
Author	Lisa Heiserman Perkins
Binding	Kindle Edition
EISBN	9781626080102
Format	Kindle eBook
IsAdultProduct
Label	Ploughshares / Emerson College
Manufacturer	Ploughshares / Emerson College
NumberOfPages	38
PublicationDate	2014-02-17
Publisher	Ploughshares / Emerson College
ReleaseDate	2014-02-17
Studio	Ploughshares / Emerson College

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