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This One Will Hurt You

This One Will Hurt You

Crenshaw, Paul

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Series: 21st Century Essays

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ISBN10: 0814255213
ISBN13: 9780814255216
Publisher: Ohio State University Press
Published: Mar 18 2019
Pages: 168
Weight: 0.45
Height: 0.50 Width: 5.40 Depth: 8.40
Language: English
The powerful essays in Paul Crenshaw's This One Will Hurt You range in subject matter from the fierce tornadoes that crop up in Tornado Alley every spring and summer to a supposedly haunted one-hundred-year-old tuberculosis sanatorium that he lived on the grounds of as a child. They ruminate on the effects of crystal meth on small southern towns, Maurice Sendak's Where the Wild Things Are, and the ongoing struggle of being a parent in an increasingly disturbing world. They surprise, whether discovering a loved one's secret, an opossum's motivation, or the unexpected decision four beer-guzzling, college-aged men must make. They tell stories of family and the past, the histories of small things such as walls and weather, and the faith it takes to hold together in the face of death.

With eloquence, subtle humor, and an urgent poignancy, Crenshaw delivers a powerful and moving collection of nonfiction essays, tied together by place and the violence of the world in which we live.

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