Embers

by Terry Wolverton

When a woman breaks all the rules, she is often punished. In the case of Marie Girard, whose transgressions include prostitution, unwed motherhood, divorce and setting fire to her home, punishment includes ex-communication from the Catholic Church, incarceration in mental institutions and electroshock therapy.

In this novel in poems, author Terry Wolverton suggests that the social institutions--the family, the Church, the medical establishment--that...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1888996722
• ISBN13: 9781888996722
• Release Date: August 2003
• Publisher: Red Hen Press
• Length: 172 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.9"