About the Book
The author is the 2018 Grand Prize Winner of the La Plume Young Writers’ Contest, Middle School level. The first paragraph sets the tone for the rest of this original story with the use of subtle, engaging and moving language.
"The woman looked dreadfully cold, even as she leaned into the early August night. She didn’t shiver, she didn’t look like the type to shiver, and she didn’t cower into herself reaching for warmth. But something about her stood out to me. She was stricken with the kind of chill that ironed her clothing every morning into a form-fitting cage, that pulled her face inwards to a singular, mousy point, that hollowed out cheekbones and desaturated her skin. Even as she brought a cigarette to her lips, and let the embers leak into her lungs, her bones were inlaid with a permafrost that wouldn’t melt away."
"The woman looked dreadfully cold, even as she leaned into the early August night. She didn’t shiver, she didn’t look like the type to shiver, and she didn’t cower into herself reaching for warmth. But something about her stood out to me. She was stricken with the kind of chill that ironed her clothing every morning into a form-fitting cage, that pulled her face inwards to a singular, mousy point, that hollowed out cheekbones and desaturated her skin. Even as she brought a cigarette to her lips, and let the embers leak into her lungs, her bones were inlaid with a permafrost that wouldn’t melt away."
Features & Details
- Primary Category: Literature & Fiction
- Additional Categories Literary Fiction
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Project Option: Standard Portrait, 8×10 in, 20×25 cm
# of Pages: 38 - Publish Date: Nov 06, 2018
- Language English
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