The Boys of My Youth

Cousins, mothers, sisters, dolls, dogs, best friends: these are the fixed points in Jo Ann Beard's universe, the constants that remain when the... Comments: I bought Ms. Beard's The Boys of My Youth, her collection of fictionalized... I rarely do reviews of books, but Beard's "The Boys of My Youth" has forced me... Beard's intimate prose is unselfconscious and unabashedly focused on the... This is what writing means. Gorgeous, pitch-perfect prose. Sensory details that... It was a bit of a let down. I was more interested with the family/friends then... Read More »

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