Half a Life A Memoir

Name: Half a Life A Memoir
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ISBN: 9780812982534

ISBN-10: 0812982533

ISBN-13: 9780812982534

Edition: 2011

Authors: Darin Strauss

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Half my life ago, I killed a girl.In this powerful, unforgettable memoir, acclaimed novelist Darin Strauss recounts a tragedy and its aftermath. In his last month of high school, just after turning eighteen, Strauss is behind the wheel of his father#x19;s Oldsmobile, driving with friends-having #x1C;thoughts of mini-golf, another thought of maybe just going to the beach.#x1D; Then out of the blue: a collision that results in the death of a bicycling classmate that shadows the rest of his life. In spare and piercing prose, Darin Strauss explores loss and guilt, maturity and accountability, hope and acceptance-and the result is a staggering, uplifting tour de force. From the Trade Paperback…

Book details

List price: $23.00
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Publication date: 5/31/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 224
Size: 5.15" wide x 7.93" long x 0.59" tall
Weight: 0.440
Language: English

Graduate of the New York University Creative Writing Program. Strauss is now a teacher in the program and lives in New York City.