The Resource Evidence of V : a novel in fragments, facts, and fictions, by Sheila O'Connor
Evidence of V : a novel in fragments, facts, and fictions, by Sheila O'Connor
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The item Evidence of V : a novel in fragments, facts, and fictions, by Sheila O'Connor represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in DC Public Library System.This item is available to borrow from 2 library branches.
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The item Evidence of V : a novel in fragments, facts, and fictions, by Sheila O'Connor represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in DC Public Library System.
This item is available to borrow from 2 library branches.
- Summary
- "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. Drawing on the little-known American practice of incarcerating adolescent girls for "immorality" in the first half of the twentieth century, O'Connor follows young V from her early work as a nightclub entertainer to her subsequent six-year state school sentence for an unplanned pregnancy. As V struggles to survive within a system only nominally committed to rescue and reform, she endures injustices that will change the course of her life and the lives of her descendants. Inspired by O'Connor's research on her unknown maternal grandmother and the long-term effects of intergenerational trauma, Evidence of V: A Novel in Fragments, Facts, and Fictions is a poignant excavation of familial and national history that remains disturbingly relevant-a harrowing story of exploitation and erasure, and the infinite ways in which girls, past and present, are punished for crimes they didn't commit. O'Connor's collage novel offers an engaging balance between illuminating a shameful and hidden chapter of American history and captivating the reader with the vivid and unforgettable character of V."--
- Language
- eng
- Label
- Evidence of V : a novel in fragments, facts, and fictions
- Title
- Evidence of V
- Title remainder
- a novel in fragments, facts, and fictions
- Statement of responsibility
- by Sheila O'Connor
- Subject
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- Exploitation -- Fiction
- Family secrets
- Family secrets -- Fiction
- Fiction
- History
- Juvenile detention homes
- Juvenile detention homes -- Fiction
- Nightclubs
- Nightclubs -- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Fiction
- 1900-1999
- Reformatories for women -- United States -- Fiction
- Singers
- Singers -- Fiction
- Teenage girls
- Teenage girls -- Fiction
- United States
- Reformatories for women
- Exploitation
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "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. Drawing on the little-known American practice of incarcerating adolescent girls for "immorality" in the first half of the twentieth century, O'Connor follows young V from her early work as a nightclub entertainer to her subsequent six-year state school sentence for an unplanned pregnancy. As V struggles to survive within a system only nominally committed to rescue and reform, she endures injustices that will change the course of her life and the lives of her descendants. Inspired by O'Connor's research on her unknown maternal grandmother and the long-term effects of intergenerational trauma, Evidence of V: A Novel in Fragments, Facts, and Fictions is a poignant excavation of familial and national history that remains disturbingly relevant-a harrowing story of exploitation and erasure, and the infinite ways in which girls, past and present, are punished for crimes they didn't commit. O'Connor's collage novel offers an engaging balance between illuminating a shameful and hidden chapter of American history and captivating the reader with the vivid and unforgettable character of V."--
- Assigning source
- Provided by publisher
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- O'Connor, Sheila
- Dewey number
- 813/.54
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- PS3565.C645
- LC item number
- E95 2019
- Literary form
- novels
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Teenage girls
- Juvenile detention homes
- Exploitation
- Family secrets
- Reformatories for women
- Singers
- Nightclubs
- Exploitation
- Family secrets
- Juvenile detention homes
- Nightclubs
- Reformatories for women
- Singers
- Teenage girls
- United States
- Label
- Evidence of V : a novel in fragments, facts, and fictions, by Sheila O'Connor
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- on1105748916
- Dimensions
- 21 cm
- Extent
- 270 pages
- Isbn
- 9781941628195
- Lccn
- 2019025830
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- Label
- Evidence of V : a novel in fragments, facts, and fictions, by Sheila O'Connor
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- on1105748916
- Dimensions
- 21 cm
- Extent
- 270 pages
- Isbn
- 9781941628195
- Lccn
- 2019025830
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
Subject
- Exploitation -- Fiction
- Family secrets
- Family secrets -- Fiction
- Fiction
- History
- Juvenile detention homes
- Juvenile detention homes -- Fiction
- Nightclubs
- Nightclubs -- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Fiction
- 1900-1999
- Reformatories for women -- United States -- Fiction
- Singers
- Singers -- Fiction
- Teenage girls
- Teenage girls -- Fiction
- United States
- Reformatories for women
- Exploitation
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