Jen Schwanke: Just Some Girl, Kartoniert / Broschiert
Just Some Girl
- Growing Up in the Rural Midwest
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- Verlag:
- Kent State University Press, 02/2027
- Einband:
- Kartoniert / Broschiert
- Sprache:
- Englisch
- ISBN-13:
- 9781606355169
- Umfang:
- 240 Seiten
- Erscheinungstermin:
- 11.2.2027
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Set against the backdrop of rural Ohio, Just Some Girl lyrically unpacks what it means to become a woman. While the author is initially nurtured by loving parents and strong sibling bonds, adolescence finds Schwanke lacking a sense of identity and feeling deeply insecure, like so many other teenage girls. To cope, she simultaneously reaches toward---and eventually fights against---disordered eating, alcohol abuse, painful relationships with men, and self-sabotage.
As Schwanke interrogates her experiences and choices, she makes connections between her life and the lives of other women: her mother, her sisters, a trusted professor, and the women she encounters in town, at church, or at work. This through-line captures the universal struggle---told from Schwanke's unique perspective---to reject the deep roots of a patriarchal world.
In these essays, Schwanke proves herself to be an emerging literary voice, reminiscent of great essayists like Jo Ann Beard and Melissa Febos. She renders her life---difficulties and triumphs alike---with stark honesty, compassion, and curiosity. Just Some Girl is a powerful coming-of-age memoir about how place, family, and our own choices shape us into wise yet imperfect adults.