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Boneshaker

by Jan Beatty

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""Language that's often raw but honest, fresh and real (not to mention quite beautiful at times). . . . Buy it."" --Pittsburgh Magazine""[Beatty's] writing style . . . reflects a down-to-earth woman concerned with humanity."" --City Paper""'Wild girl fire' is what Jan Beatty calls it, 'that white-hot tearing' that ignites into art or self-destruction. Poetry against all odds. Poetry as the death-defying act. Poetry as the wild choice for a girl running reckless from the working class. Between odd jobs and odd loves, Beatty writes from the tender heart without flinching."" --Sandra Cisneros""Wh… (more)
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""Language that's often raw but honest, fresh and real (not to mention quite beautiful at times). . . . Buy it."" --Pittsburgh Magazine""[Beatty's] writing style . . . reflects a down-to-earth woman concerned with humanity."" --City Paper""'Wild girl fire' is what Jan Beatty calls it, 'that white-hot tearing' that ignites into art or self-destruction. Poetry against all odds. Poetry as the death-defying act. Poetry as the wild choice for a girl running reckless from the working class. Between odd jobs and odd loves, Beatty writes from the tender heart without flinching."" --Sandra Cisneros""Wh

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