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Praise for the lauras taylor s crisply written novel, narrated by an androgynous teen, charts a yearslong motherchild crosscountry road trip. The plentiful premises of the lauras are all intriguing with potential to envelope the reader in a powerful, emotional story. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. On the surface, sara taylor s radiant new novel, the lauras, is an exhilarating motherchild version of a thelma and louise road trip awash with hitchhiking, greasy truck stop meals. She traded her health for a bfa from randolph college, and her sanity for an ma in prose fiction from the university of east anglia.
The lauras by sara taylor at abbeys bookshop 9780099510642. The lauras is a fine achievement, engrossing, original and eloquent, and taylor has more than fulfilled the promise of the shore. August 1, 2017 cements her rightful place as a remarkable talent on the verge of an avantgarde literary career. The lauras by sara taylor used very good world of books. Apr 05, 2017 the lauras by sara taylor, where a young girl goes on the run aka a road trip with her mom. The lauras ebook by sara taylor 9780451496874 rakuten kobo. Shop amongst our popular books, including 8, the shore, the lauras and more from sara taylor. Booklist sara taylors the laurasjust persuaded me even more that taylor is a writer of real gravitas and potency. Sara taylor is herself a socially anxious product of rural virginia and the homeschooling movement. It feels, to read her, uncanny a bit reminiscent of reading early atwood three decades ago. Apr 19, 2017 observer sara taylor s the lauras just persuaded me even more that taylor is a writer of real gravitas and potency. The lauras by sara taylor the crown publishing group.
Until the night that opens the laurassara taylors second novelwhen ma pulls alex out of bed and sets the two on the long adventure that unfolds over the course of the novel. Laura taylor goes right for the jugular in sublime, and she delivers a potent injection of unadulterated passion. Aug 03, 2016 there is so much about the lauras by sara taylor that just resonates with its reader. The lauras by sara taylor june 30, 2017 june 28, 2017 laura a mother, named only as ma, tells her teenage child, alex, that they must both leave the house abruptly without any warning, and that alex can only take the school backpack theyd already packed. A guardian best book of 2016 sara taylors the lauras just persuaded me even more that taylor is a writer of real gravitas and potency. She traded her health for a bfa from randolph college, and her sanity for an ma in prose. Shortlisted for the 2017 sunday times young writer of the year from critically acclaimed and baileys prizenominated author sara taylor comes a dazzling new novel about youth, identity, and family secrets. Taylor gives her narrator a singular voice and dares the world to listen. Sara taylors the lauras just persuaded me even more that taylor is a writer of real gravitas and potency.
I didnt realise my mother was a person until i was thirteen years old and she pulled me out of bed, put me in the back. Her writing has appeared in the magazines the fog horn, thickjam, digital americana, nibble, the blue route, the jack and hail, as well as the horror anthology deep cuts, pubished by evil jester press. Helen dunmore guardian sara taylors tourdeforce debut, the shore, was an intriguing set of interlocked short stories, spanning generations and crossing genres. Guardian first book awardshortlisted and baileys prizenominated author sara taylor. It went on to be shortlisted for the guardian first book award and.
Sara taylor is a product of virginia and the homeschooling movement, transplanted to the uk in 2012. Taylors quiet, precise prose creates a sense of dreary place after place on the pairs odyssey and never conveys a clue about alexs anatomy. Aug 04, 2016 i was thrilled to receive sara taylor s new novel the lauras which is a very different kind of book from her last novel the shore but maintains her distinctly engrossing and insightful style of writing. One night after thirteen year old alexs parents were fighting for the umpteenth time, alexs mother leaves with alex in tow, seemingly without a destination other than away. Aug 03, 2017 alex has grown accustomed to the nightly fights between ma and dad, listening covertly beneath the covers, as teenagers are so wont to do. I didn t realise my mother was a person until i was thirteen years old and she pulled me out of bed. A mother and her child embark on a road trip filled with discovery, about themselves and each other. Sara taylor has a completely natural, unforced feel for language and voice. The lauras retraces the path of an unstable childhood. I was thrilled to receive sara taylor s new novel the lauras which is a very different kind of book from her last novel the shore but maintains her. Laura bradford is a renowned american author and writer of several romance ad mystery novels. After trying two books, i dont think i am the right reader for sara taylor s books. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Buy the lauras by taylor, sara from amazons fiction books store.
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