Ordinary Girls by Jaquira Díaz
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A raw, lyrical coming-of-age memoir that traces a young Puerto Rican girl’s turbulent upbringing in working-class neighborhoods marked by violence, addiction, and poverty, following her sexual awakenings, fraught family bonds, brushes with the foster system, and the slow, stubborn work of claiming identity and belonging; vivid scenes and reflective prose show how language, memory, trauma, and resilience shape her life and the fierce, fragile relationships that sustain her.
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- Published
- 2019
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- American
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- Pages
- 321
- Original Language
- English
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