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Hungry for the World : A Memoir
Hungry for the World A Memoir
Author: Kim Barnes
Kim Barnes's award-winning memoir, In the Wilderness, was called "elegiac" and "eloquent" by the San Francisco Chronicle; Library Journal said it "forces reconsideration of the form." Her new book is a bold and beautiful personal narrative--the story of a young woman's trying to save herself when all she has believed has been stripped away. — ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780375502286
ISBN-10: 0375502289
Publication Date: 3/21/2000
Pages: 256
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3.5 stars, based on 5 ratings
Publisher: Villard
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
Members Wishing: 0
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jules72653 avatar reviewed Hungry for the World : A Memoir on
A startling memoir beautifully written. Eighteen year old Kim Barnes escaped her family home on graduation day and tries to find her way in the world. One relationship in particular becomes so demanding and opressive you want to reach into the past and shake her, make her see what she cannot. A great book.


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