The Girls in My Town, Angela Morales
The Girls in My Town, Angela Morales
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The Girls in My Town
Essays

Author: Angela Morales

Narrator: Kyla García

Unabridged: 5 hr 44 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 12/17/2020

Synopsis

The autobiographical essays in The Girls in My Town create an unforgettable portrait of a family in Los Angeles. Reaching back to her grandmother's childhood and navigating through her own girlhood and on to the present, Angela Morales contemplates moments of loss and longing, truth and beauty, motherhood and daughterhood. She writes about her parents' appliance store and how she escaped from it, the bowling alley that provided refuge, and the strange and beautiful things she sees while riding her bike in the early mornings. She remembers fighting for equal rights for girls as a sixth grader, calling the cops when her parents fought, and listening with her mother to Helen Reddy's "I Am Woman," the soundtrack of her parents' divorce. Poignant, serious, and funny, Morales's book is both a coming-of-age story and an exploration of how a writer discovers her voice.

About Angela Morales

Angela Morales is the winner of the River Teeth Nonfiction Prize, 2014 for her essay collection The Girls in My Town. Her work has in the anthologies The California Prose Journal and Best American Essays, 2013, edited by Cheryl Strayed. She is a recipient of a MacDowell Fellowship, Pushcart Prize nominee, and currently teaches composition and creative writing at Glendale Community College in Southern California.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Scott on January 03, 2018

This collection is so good. The writing is spot on and feels effortless.......more

Goodreads review by Cait on April 09, 2023

the story telling was profound without sacrificing reachability. i honestly couldn’t put this down. Morales is astute and hilarious and her view of the world is a soft place to land. thoroughly enjoyed and thoroughly learned.......more

Goodreads review by contemptous claire on January 05, 2023

very good and tied together nicely. had me wanting to read more......more

Goodreads review by Story Circle Book Reviews on August 17, 2016

Angela Morales begins her book of memoir essays, The Girls in My Town, explaining a childhood off-kilter from that of most girls. Instead of merry-go-rounds and swings, her playgrounds were kitchen appliance mazes.and bowling alleys. The first because her parents owned a large appliance store, where......more

Goodreads review by Tom on May 28, 2016

I received this book for free through a Goodreads giveaway. I've recently read three best sellers. All highly rated. All on the best seller list for ages. Most I give a "so-so" for a review. What's all the fuss over those books? OK, so on to this book. I can only saw that I truly liked this book so m......more

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