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Book SynopsisLove, tequila, sex, first periods, late nights, abuse, and heartache. The journey of a Latina girl to womanhood and then motherhood is brimming with transformative magic that heals even as it shatters.
Trade ReviewGivhan crafts a clear-eyed narrative of Latina womanhood in this lovely collection ripe with longing, hope, and broken faith. . . . Givhan explores the dark sides of adolescence and womanhood with searing imagery and a healthy dose of empathy.
* Publishers Weekly *
Jennifer Givhan, we're awed by your use of pause and pacing, as you lead us to better understanding a woman's landmine-filled journey out of childhood.
* ForeWord Reviews *
"Girl With Death Mask is so inspiring, it may just be that rare bird, a poetry bestseller."
* Cultural Weekly *
Table of ContentsLifeline
I
The Dying Girl & The Date Palm
The Change
Plan B
Billiards
Quinceañera
Daughter Page Ripped from The Symbol Sourcebook
Miracle of the River Pig
Ignorance
3-Card Spread What Is True What Isn't True Advice
Daughter Lace Your Fingers to the Sky
1.0 out of 5 stars Not For Teennage [sic] Girls*
Hallucination With Danny
What's Been Given Me Secondhand
Faithful Woman
Common Carp
II
Girl with Death Mask
Sin Vergüenza (Como los Pájaros)
Warn the Young Ones
First Response
Sea Level
Avra
Failure The Mother of ______
Pulse
The Rhinoceros Calf
On Contemplating Leaving My Children
Mexican Wedding Cookies
Chassis
The Girl (Whose Mother Filled Her Belly with Meth & Let Terrible People Mutilate Her
Body Before Killing Her) Runs Away
III
La Llorona Comes Over for Dinner
IV
When I Am Not Joan of Arc or You Bring Me a Bowl of Green & Purple Olives
Refugio State
Candling The Eggs
Bird Bath (Baño de Pájaros)
Ritual
Shame
Furiosa
Three Wolf Spirits
In the Waiting Room of the Child Psychologist
Reabsorption Elegy
Ghost Girl in the Recovery Room
Myth
Retrograde
At the Altar of Staying
This Bridge Called My Back
