The heart and other monsters : a memoir
(Book)
Author
Published
New York : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2020.
Format
Book
ISBN
9781635575149, 1635575141
Physical Desc
212 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Status
Barrington - Biographies & Memoirs (Main Level)
B ANDERSON
1 available
B ANDERSON
1 available
East Providence (Weaver) - Adult Non-Fiction
362.293 And
1 available
362.293 And
1 available
Island Free - Main Floor New Additions
B ANDERSEN
1 available
B ANDERSEN
1 available
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Published
New York : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2020.
Language
English
ISBN
9781635575149, 1635575141
Notes
Description
"A riveting, deeply personal exploration of the opioid crisis-an empathic memoir infused with hints of true crime. In November 2013, Rose Andersen's younger sister Sarah died of an overdose in the bathroom of her boyfriend's home in a small town with one of the highest rates of opioid use in the state. Like too many of her generation, she had become addicted to heroin. Sarah was 24 years old. To imagine her way into Sarah's life and her choices, Rose revisits their volatile childhood, marked by their stepfather's omnipresent rage. As the dysfunction comes into focus, so does a broader picture of the opioid crisis and the drug rehabilitation industry in small towns across America. And when Rose learns from the coroner that Sarah's cause of death was a methamphetamine overdose, the story takes a wildly unexpected turn. As Andersen sifts through her sister's last days, we come to recognize the contours of grief and its aftermath: the psychic shattering which can turn to anger, the pursuit of ever an ever-elusive verdict, and the intensely personal rites of imagination and art needed to actually move on. Reminiscent of Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich's The Fact of a Body, Maggie Nelson's Jane: A Murder, and Lacy M. Johnson's The Other Side, Andersen's debut is a potent, profoundly original journey into and out of loss"--,Provided by publisher.
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Barrington - Biographies & Memoirs (Main Level) | B ANDERSON | On Shelf |
East Providence (Weaver) - Adult Non-Fiction | 362.293 And | On Shelf |
Island Free - Main Floor New Additions | B ANDERSEN | On Shelf |
Newport - Adult Non-Fiction | 362.293 And | On Shelf |
Providence Public - Level 1 Book Stacks | 362.29309 A544 2020 | On Shelf |
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Andersen, R. (2020). The heart and other monsters: a memoir . Bloomsbury Publishing.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Andersen, Rose. 2020. The Heart and Other Monsters: A Memoir. Bloomsbury Publishing.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Andersen, Rose. The Heart and Other Monsters: A Memoir Bloomsbury Publishing, 2020.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Andersen, Rose. The Heart and Other Monsters: A Memoir Bloomsbury Publishing, 2020.
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