{"product_id":"evidence-of-v-a-novel-in-fragments-facts-and-fictions-by-sheila-oconnor","title":"Evidence of V: A Novel in Fragments, Facts, and Fictions \/ by Sheila O'Connor","description":"\u003cp\u003eRose Metal Press, 2019. Trade pb. VG. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFiction. Hybrid Genre. Women's Studies. Criminal Justice Studies.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn an ambitious blend of fact and fiction, including family secrets, documents from the era, and a thin, fragmentary case file unsealed by the court, novelist \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eSheila O'Connor\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e tells the riveting story of V, a talented fifteen-year-old singer in 1930s Minneapolis who aspires to be a star.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDrawing on the little-known American practice of incarcerating adolescent girls for \"immorality\" in the first half of the twentieth century, O'Connor follows young V from her early work as a nightclub entertainer to her subsequent six-year state school sentence for an unplanned pregnancy. As V struggles to survive within a system only nominally committed to rescue and reform, she endures injustices that will change the course of her life and the lives of her descendants.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInspired by O'Connor's research on her unknown maternal grandmother and the long-term effects of intergenerational trauma, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eEvidence of V: A Novel in Fragments, Facts, and Fictions\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a poignant excavation of familial and national history that remains disturbingly relevant -- a harrowing story of exploitation and erasure, and the infinite ways in which girls, past and present, are punished for crimes they didn't commit.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eO'Connor's collage novel offers an engaging balance between illuminating a shameful and hidden chapter of American history and captivating the reader with the vivid and unforgettable character of V.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Desierto Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46609426907302,"sku":null,"price":9.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0659\/3465\/5654\/files\/evidenceofv.webp?v=1756011010","url":"https:\/\/249f2c-1b.myshopify.com\/products\/evidence-of-v-a-novel-in-fragments-facts-and-fictions-by-sheila-oconnor","provider":"DESIERTO BOOKS","version":"1.0","type":"link"}