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Sunshine State Lib/E: Essays
Contributor(s): Gerard, Sarah (Author), Maby, Madeleine (Read by)
ISBN: 1538412578     ISBN-13: 9781538412572
Publisher: HarperAudio
OUR PRICE:   $53.99  
Product Type: Compact Disc - Other Formats
Published: April 2017
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BISAC Categories:
- Literary Collections | Essays
- Biography & Autobiography | Literary Figures
- Social Science | Regional Studies
Physical Information: 1.2" H x 6.6" W x 6.1" (0.66 lbs)
 
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Publisher Description:

Rising literary star and Los Angeles Times First Fiction Award finalist Sarah Gerard uses her experiences growing up along Florida's gulf coast to illuminate the struggles of modern human survival--physical, emotional, environmental--through a collection of essays exploring intimacy, addiction, obsession, religion, homelessness, and incarceration.

With the personal insight of The Empathy Exams, the societal exposal of Nickel and Dimed, and the stylistic innovation and intensity of her own break-out debut novel Binary Star, Sarah Gerard's Sunshine State uses the intimately personal to unearth the deep reservoirs of humanity buried in the corners of our world often hardest to face.

In the collection's title essay, Gerard volunteers at the Suncoast Seabird Sanctuary, a world renowned bird refuge. There she meets its founder, who once modeled with a pelican on his arm for a Dewar's Scotch campaign but has since declined into a pit of fraud and madness. He becomes our embezzling protagonist whose tales about the birds he "rescues" never quite add up. Gerard's personal stories are no less eerie or poignant: An essay that begins as a look at Gerard's first relationship becomes a heart-wrenching exploration of acquaintance rape and consent. An account of intimate female friendship pivots midway through, morphing into a meditation on jealousy and class.

Sunshine State offers a unique look at Florida, a state whose economically and environmentally imperiled culture serves as a lens through which we can examine some of the most pressing issues haunting our nation.


Contributor Bio(s): Gerard, Sarah: -

Sarah Gerard is the author of the novel Binary Star (Two Dollar Radio), which was a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Award for First Fiction and appeared on best book of the year lists for NPR, Vanity Fair, Buzzfeed, and Flavorwire. Her writing has appeared in the New York Times, Paris Review Daily, Vice, BOMB, and other publications. She teaches writing in New York City.

Maby, Madeleine: -

Madeleine Maby is a voice talent and AudioFile Earphones Award-winning narrator.