First Draft - Aimee Bender
First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing
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The Butterfly Lamp Shade by Amy Bender
amy bender is the author of six books. Her short fiction has been published in granta, tin house and mc sweene's. She teaches creative writing at s c her novel, the butterfly lampshade, tells the story of eight year old francie who goes to live with her aunt after her mother enters a mental hospital. The novel moves back and forth between france's childhood and early adulthood as she grapples with her past, her identity and her future.
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