Fugitive Pieces

Fugitive Pieces

1996 • 294 pages

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Average rating3.5

15

Beautifully written but hard to read - the various characters all experience great joys but, without exception, greater sadness. The author's evocative style reflects her roots as a poet.

P. 210: “What is the true value of knowledge? That it makes our ignorance more precise...

P. 160: “...Nothing erases the immoral act. Not forgiveness. Not confession.”



March 24, 2012