An immensely talented young writer' George Saunders __ ___Slip the pin through the skin. Start stitching._ _It doesn't sting. It does bleed. White thread turns red._ _Red string. Going in. Going out. I pull. Tug._ _Tug the pin. In. Out. Out. Out. Blackout._ Something has happened to
Peach
โ Scribed by Emma Glass
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing;Bloomsbury USA
- Year
- 2017;2018
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 53 KB
- Edition
- First US edition
- Category
- Fiction
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
โฆ Synopsis
Introducing a dazzling new literary voice --a wholly original novel as groundbreaking as the works of Eimear McBride and Max Porter.
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__Something has happened to Peach. Staggering around the town streets in the aftermath of an assault, Peach feels a trickle of blood down her legs, a lingering smell of her anonymous attacker on her skin. It hurts to walk, but she manages to make her way to her home, where she stumbles into another oddly nightmarish reality: Her parents can't seem to comprehend that anything has happened to their daughter.
The next morning, Peach tries to return to the routines of her ordinary life, going to classes, spending time with her boyfriend, Green, trying to find comfort in the thought of her upcoming departure for college. And yet, as Peach struggles through the next few days, she is stalked by the memories of her unacknowledged trauma. Sleeping is hard when she is haunted by the glimpses of that stranger's...
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