Becoming Someone

Anne Goodwin

ISBN 10: 1908600772 / ISBN 13: 9781908600776

Published by Inspired Quill, 2018

About this Item

Becoming Someone | Anne Goodwin | Taschenbuch | Kartoniert / Broschiert | Englisch | 2018 | Inspired Quill | EAN 9781908600776 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr[at]libri[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu Print on Demand.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Becoming Someone
• Publisher: Inspired Quill
• Publication Date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1908600772
• ISBN 13: 9781908600776
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 203W x 127H x 20D millimeters 203 millimeters width by 127 millimeters height by 20 millimeters depth
• Weight: 410 grams
• Seller catalogs:
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Synopsis

What shapes the way we see ourselves?

An administrator is forced into early retirement; a busy doctor needs a break. A girl discovers her sexuality; an older man explores a new direction for his. An estate agent seeks adventure beyond marriage; a photojournalist retreats from an overwhelming world. A woman reduces her carbon footprint; a woman embarks on a transatlantic affair. A widow refuses to let her past trauma become public property; another marks her husband's passing in style.

Thought-provoking, playful and poignant, these 42 short stories address identity from different angles, examining the characters' sense of self at various points in their lives. What does it mean to be a partner, parent, child, sibling, friend? How important is work, culture, race, religion, nationality, class? Does our body, sexuality, gender or age determine who we are?

Is identity a given or can we choose the someone we become?

About the Author

Anne Goodwin's debut novel, Sugar and Snails was shortlisted for the 2016 Polari First Book Prize. Her second novel, Underneath, was published in 2017. Alongside her identity as a writer, she'll admit to being a sociable introvert; recovering psychologist; voracious reader; slugslayer; struggling soprano; and tramper of moors.