Apple falls far
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| Rating | : | 4.40 (646 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B01BZHFX4E |
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| Number of Pages | : | 490 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-01-27 |
| Language | : | English |
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. Jess’ first published work, “you’ll never tip a go-go boy in this town again”, an anthology about West Hollywood, is available on . As an avid reader, and a bilingual writer, Jess draws inspiration from people watching. About the Author Jess Fraga received a degree in Mexican-American Studies from CSU-LA in 2009
As an avid reader, and a bilingual writer, Jess draws inspiration from people watching. . Jess Fraga received a degree in Mexican-American Studies from CSU-LA in 2009. Jess’ first published work, “you’ll never tip a go-go boy in this town again”, an anthology about West Hollywood, is available on
-Mario Rene Padilla. Jess Eternamente Fraga’s book of poetry Apple Falls Far is a reckoning with the fate of one’s birth—which blesses us or condemns us to the caretakers of our childhood: parents, siblings, and extended family, all those people we inherit through no choice of our own. In these poems, the poet declares she “pulls off scabs.” Yet, in what is essentially recollections of a terribly dysfunctional family, readers will also find some humor and joy, as we see the strength and courage it took for Eternamente Fraga to find her authentic place in the world—a poet with a unique voice and a lover of displaced human beings who, like herself, have struggled and succeeded to overcome their families, and live a life filled with hope. Every writer must, at one time or other in their career, deal with the indelible psychic episodes they, as children, must experience in the arduous task of growing up. Needless to say, for a girl who discovers early in life that she is gay with intole
W. Bishop said Can You Handle the Truth?. This book actually made me cry. I couldn't put it down, read it from beginning to end and realized I was holding my breath the entire time. Everyone will find their own truth in it and the honesty WILL take your breath away. An amazing work.