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Sheila O'Connor is a multi-genre writer and professor of creative writing. Her latest book, Evidence of V, explores the history of incarcerated girls, and she has won several awards for her novels.
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In an ambitious blend of fact and fiction, including family...
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In an ambitious blend of fact and fiction, including family...
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Sheila O'Connor is a novelist who explores historical and social issues in her fiction. Her books include Evidence of V, a collage novel based on her grandmother's incarceration for "immorality" in 1930s Minnesota, and Until Tomorrow, Mr. Marsworth, a story of a friendship between a girl and a Vietnam veteran.
In an ambitious blend of fact and fiction, including family secrets, documents from the era, and a thin, fragmentary case file unsealed by the court, novelist Sheila O’Connor tells the riveting story of V, a talented fifteen-year-old singer in 1930s Minneapolis who aspires to be a star.
Oct 15, 2019 · In an ambitious blend of fact and fiction, including family secrets, documents from the era, and a thin, fragmentary case file unsealed by the court, novelist Sheila O’Connor tells the riveting story of V, a talented fifteen-year-old singer in 1930s Minneapolis who aspires to be a star.
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Sheila O'Connor is the author of Sparrow Road (3.89 avg rating, 2412 ratings, 306 reviews, published 2011), Until Tomorrow, Mr. Marsworth (4.31 avg ratin...
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Sheila O'Connor is a novelist who blends fact and fiction to tell the story of her grandmother V, a teenage singer who was incarcerated for "immorality" in 1930s Minnesota. Evidence of V is a critically acclaimed and award-winning book that explores the history and legacy of sexual delinquency and intergenerational trauma.
Sheila O’Connor is the critically acclaimed author of Sparrow Road, winner of the International Reading Award, and Keeping Safe the Stars, as well as the adult novels Tokens of Grace and Where No Gods Came, winner of the Michigan Prize for Literary Fiction and the Minnesota Book Award.
