Nina: Adolescence - Hardcover

Hassinger, Amy

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ISBN 10: 0399150625 ISBN 13: 9780399150623

Publisher: Putnam Adult, 2003

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Still struggling with her toddler brother's death years earlier, fifteen-year-old Nina becomes the subject in a series of nude paintings by her haunted mother and is forced to deal with her burgeoning sexuality in front of a large and critical audience when the paintings go public. A first novel. 15,000 first printing.

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About the Author:

Amy Hassinger has taught writing for both the Iowa Writers' Workshop and Iowa State University. She is currently at work on her second novel.

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From the first few minutes of this audiobook, the listener will be riveted. A family tragedy leaves the title character riddled with guilt, and now, as a 15-year-old, Nina wears that guilt like a second skin. Nina's artist mother works through her grief by creating a series of nude portraits of her daughter; the plot follows the events that surround the showing of the paintings. Mia Barron reads with a sweet, precise voice that suits the melancholy tone of Hassinger's novel. The listener can sympathize with Nina and reflect on her question: How far must one go to set things right? This is a beautifully written novel that is touchingly performed. L.B.F. � AudioFile 2003, Portland, Maine-- Copyright � AudioFile, Portland, Maine

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