Ebook {Epub PDF} Backlands by Victoria Shorr

 · Victoria Shorr is author of the novels The Plum Trees, Midnight, and Backlands. She cofounded the Archer School for Girls in Los Angeles and the Pine Ridge Girls' School in South Dakota, the first independent, culturally based college-prep school for girls on a Native reservation in America. She lives in New York, New York. Backlands By Victoria Shorr - FictionDB. Cover art, synopsis, sequels, reviews, awards, publishing history, genres, and time period. "Intensely attuned to the glory and danger of the backlands and to the terror, valor, and spirituality of Lampião’s reign, Shorr astutely and lyrically illuminates the mythological, psychological, and social dimensions of the bandit lovers’ lives, portraying them both as poignantly complex and besieged individuals and archetypal warriors ardently defending wildness in all its embodiments.".

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Victoria Shorr is author of the novels The Plum Trees, Midnight, and Backlands. She cofounded the Archer School for Girls in Los Angeles and the Pine Ridge Girls' School in South Dakota, the first independent, culturally based college-prep school for girls on a Native reservation in America. She lives in New York, New York. [Shorr's] strong voice, devoid of frills, conveys a determined sense of place and emotion Tender, almost languid, but deeply satisfyingly paced, Backlands is less a tale of adventure than an exploration of love and loyalty, of the relationship between a people and their land. The New York Times Book Review - Andrea Wulf. Backlands By Victoria Shorr - FictionDB. Cover art, synopsis, sequels, reviews, awards, publishing history, genres, and time period.