Black & White [Large Print]
Dani Shapiro
ISBN: | 9781602850835 |
Publisher: | Center Point Large Print |
Published: | 1 November, 2007 |
Format: | Hardcover |
Language: | English |
Black & White [Large Print]
Dani Shapiro
In Dani Shapiro's captivating new novel, a mother struggles to protect her young daughter from the dark secrets of her past. Haunting and insightful, Black & White explores the notions of family and motherhood, inspiration and obligation, and is sure to appeal to fans of Jodi Picoult and Anita Shreve. Find out more about Shapiro's artistic practices and influences below. --Daphne Durham 10 Second Interview: A Few Words with Dani Shapiro Q: What is your writing process like? Has it changed from book to book? A: As I was doing my usual flailing around before I began to write Black & White, I found that I had some questions in mind that I hoped to explore, if not answer--and those questions very much came out of my preoccupations as a writer and as a mother of a young child: is it possible to be as fully absorbed as one needs to be to produce good, strong art--and be equally fully absorbed in the raising of small children? What happens when that delicate balancing act teeters? And also, as someone who has written quite a bit of personal non-fiction, I wondered: where is the line--or perhaps it's less of a line and more of a murky gray area--when it comes to writing about the personal stuff when there's this little
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