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Lullabies for Little Criminals
Nominee:Women's Prize for Fiction -Fiction (2008)
Finalist:Governor General's Literary Awards -Fiction (2007)
Written with powerful understatement and suffused with the painful rapture of growing up, this harrowing debut novel from a contributor to the influential radio program "This American Life" is the story of a 13-year-old girl who must face choices she is not ready to make.
Book Details
- Publisher: Harper Perennial
- Publish Date: Oct 1st, 2006
- Pages: 354
- Language: English
- Edition: undefined - undefined
- Dimensions: 7.80in - 5.72in - 0.85in - 0.60lb
- EAN: 9780060875077
- Categories: • General
Praise for this book
A vivid portrait of life on skid row. --"People""
A poignant tale . O Neill brings the setting to life. --"OK!," five stars"
This is a beautiful book, all the more remarkable because its harrowing tale is (virtuosically) told without a trace of self-pity or bathos. There are phrases in here that will make you laugh out loud, and others that will stop your heart. A definite triumph. --David Rakoff, author of "Love, Dishonor, Marry, Die, Cherish, Perish""
A nuanced, endearing coming-of-age novel you won t want to miss. --"Quill & Quire" (Canada)"
Vivid and poignant.... A deeply moving and troubling novel. --"Independent" (London)"
O Neill is a tragicomedienne par excellence . You will not want to miss this tender depiction of some very mean streets. --"Montreal Review of Books""
O Neill somehow infuses her troubling story with a kind of heartbreaking innocence . She is a wonderful stylist and the voice she has created for Baby is original and altogether captivating. --"Booklist""
A winsome debut novel. --"Kirkus""
Baby s precocious introspection feels pitch perfect.... Tear-jerkingly effective. --"Publishers Weekly""
Dreamy prose.... Baby s unique voice and the glimmer of hope provided by her intelligence and imaginative spirit live on in the mind long after you have closed the book. --"Waterstones Books Quarterly" (London)"
A disturbing, heartbreaking novel redeemed by a powerful voice, vivid characters and gritty realism. This is a stunning book from a first-time author. --RebelHousewife.com"
A beautiful book, all the more remarkable because its harrowing tale is (virtuosically) told without a trace of self-pity or bathos. There are phrases in here that will make you laugh out loud, and others that will stop your heart. A definite triumph. --David Rakoff, author of "Love, Dishonor, Marry, Die, Cherish, Perish""