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Pretty Goblins

by (author) Beth Graham

Publisher
Playwrights Canada Press
Initial publish date
Nov 2020
Category
Women Authors, Canadian
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780369101297
    Publish Date
    Nov 2020
    List Price
    $17.95
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9780369101310
    Publish Date
    Nov 2020
    List Price
    $12.99

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Description

From holding hands in the womb to holding each other’s hair back when they puked, twins Laura and Lizzie grew up only having each other. They couldn’t count on their practically feral mom, absent dad, or even the boys they liked. They’re polar opposites—Laura’s reserved while Lizzie’s reckless—but their shared mischievous giggles and dreams for the future kept them going. One day, Laura finds a familiar book of poems in Lizzie’s apartment and is dragged through their turbulent past. Together, the sisters relive their complicated history in an effort to make sense of the present. Framed by the beauty of a well-loved poem, this story of ferocious sisterhood, addiction, and the aftermath of trauma will leave howls echoing in your ears.

About the author

Beth Graham is a playwright and an actor. She was a finalist for the Governor General’s Literary Award for Drama in 2015 for her play The Gravitational Pull of Bernice Trimble. Other plays include Icarus Air, Working It Out, and A Life in the Day. Other collaborations include The Drowning Girls, written with Charlie Tomlinson and Daniela Vlaskalic, Mules, and The Last Train, both written with Daniela Vlaskalic. Beth is a graduate of the University of Alberta’s BFA acting program. She lives in Edmonton.

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Editorial Reviews

Pretty Goblins doesn’t let you take refuge on either side of the old nature vs. nurture debate. It flings you past all that into the ether where tragedy kicks sociology’s ass, and disturbing thoughts of destiny roam.”

Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca

“It is not one for the faint of heart but for those who venture down her tortured path, the outcome is stunning.”

Colin MacLean, gigcity.ca