I come of an enormous family and I cannot tell half their stories.”įrom the tale of Shannon Pearl, the crazy, brooding albino child who, ‘had she been stronger or smarter would have been dangerous’ to the tragedy of Aunt Cora, who ‘packed up biscuits, cold chicken and Coca-Cola’ and left home with her four girls, Dorothy Allison casts an unblinking eye over the poor ‘white trash’ people of the American South. “I’ve these pictures my mama gave me – stained sepia prints of bare dirt yards, plank porches, and step after step of children – cousins, uncles, aunts mysteries. 'One of the glories of Allison's writing is that she refuses to be a good girl.and that, after all, is what it's all about.'' -The Nation 'Please reserve a seat of honor at the high table of the art of fiction for Dorothy Allison.' -The New York Times 'Dorothy Allison is, without question, one of the finest writers of her generation.' -The Boston Globe 'One of the glories of Allison's writing is that she refuses to be a good girl.and that, after all, is what it's all about.''The Nation' 'Please reserve a seat of honor at the high table of the art of fiction for Dorothy Allison.'The New York Times 'Dorothy Allison is, without question, one of the finest writers of her generation.'The Boston Globe 'One of the glories of Allison's writing is that she refuses to be a good girl.and that, after all, is what it's all about.''-The Nation 'Please reserve a seat of honor at the high table of the art of fiction for Dorothy Allison.'-The New York Times 'Dorothy Allison is, without question, one of the finest writers of her generation.'-The Boston Globe

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