Dream Country author Shannon Gibney returns with The Girl I Am,
Was, and Never Will Be, a book woven from her true story of growing
up as a mixed-Black transracial adoptee and fictional story of Erin
Powers, the name Shannon was given at birth, a child raised by a
white, closeted lesbian. At its core, the novel is a tale of two
girls on two different timelines occasionally bridged by a
mysterious portal and their shared search for a complete picture of
their origins. Gibney surrounds that story with reproductions of
her own adoption documents, letters, family photographs,
interviews, medical records, and brief essays on the surreal
absurdities of the adoptee experience. The end result is a
remarkable portrait of an American experience rarely depicted in
any form. A genre-bending exploration of race and the search for
personal identity. Gibney embraces the unknowable gaps in her own
life story and uses her skill as a novelist to fill the holes.
General
| Imprint: |
Dutton Books for Young Readers
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
2023 |
| Authors: |
Shannon Gibney
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| Dimensions: |
217 x 149 x 23mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Hardcover
|
| Pages: |
256 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-593-11199-4 |
| Categories: |
Books
Promotions
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| LSN: |
0-593-11199-0 |
| Barcode: |
9780593111994 |
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