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The Crimes of Clara Turlington
by Meg Johnson 2015 Vine Leaves Vignette Collection Award Grand Finalist Publication date: December 11, 2015
Genre: Crime/Noir Poetry paperback: ISBN-13: 978-0-9942837-7-1 ePub: ISBN-13: 978-0-9942837-8-8 Kindle: ASIN: B018KFBE8S “Meg Johnson's new book is a furry pink pillow full of blood and teeth. Slyly brilliant, funny, and scary all at the same time, its effect can only be achieved through a careful attention to craft and unwavering clarity. Her psychological portraits of women and our subconsciouses—of our indefatigable rage and imagination—of our struggle for power and independence—had me laughing and gasping at the same time.” Jennifer L. Knox, author of Days of Shame and Failure
“At once fierce and fragile, the heroines of Meg Johnson’s vignettes invite readers to peer through keyholes and riffle pages. Secrets stain characters’ careful lives, lending mystery to lyrical poetic fragments. In precise, musical language, Johnson invites us to study the stories behind quotidian thoughts and feelings. The Crimes of Clara Turlington reads like a thought police blotter: every nuanced emotion called in and cuffed.” Carol Guess, author of Darling Endangered and Doll Studies: Forensics
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