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Pages for You

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Pages for You by Sylvia Brownrigg is a poignant and beautifully written story about first love and heartbreak between a college student and a professor. The narrative explores the complexities of their relationship, capturing the emotional journey of the characters as they navigate love, self-discovery, and the passage of time. The writing style is described as vivid and moving, with the ability to convey the characters' emotions in a compelling manner, making the reader deeply empathize with their experiences.

Characters:

The characters are well-defined, with Flannery representing youthful innocence and longing, while Anne embodies complexity and depth, showcasing their growth as individuals.

Writing/Prose:

The writing style is characterized by lyrical prose that vividly conveys emotions and maintains a balance between depth and engaging readability.

Plot/Storyline:

The plot centers around the intense and complicated relationship between a young student and her older teacher, delving into themes of love, longing, and emotional growth.

Setting:

The setting largely takes place on a college campus, providing a backdrop for themes of youth, romance, and personal discovery.

Pacing:

The pacing is generally fast and engaging, though some readers feel it may rush certain character developments.
The leaves were confettied brightly over the sidewalk as if a parade had just passed, and Flannery did not think she had ever in her life seen such colors. They would get deeper and more heartfelt, sh...

Notes:

The story follows 17-year-old Flannery Jansen who moves from Detroit to the East Coast for college.
Flannery falls in love with her Teacher's Assistant, Anne Arden, who is in her late twenties.
The novel explores themes of first love, desire, and identity, portraying a relationship that is both passionate and complicated.
Flannery is portrayed as a well-rounded character navigating her emerging sexual identity.
The book is praised for its beautiful prose and emotionally vivid writing style.
Readers find the ending heart-wrenching, as it leads to heartbreak for Flannery.
Sylvia Brownrigg's writing is noted for being both lyrical and succinct without unnecessary details.
The narrative is written from Flannery's point of view, enhancing the reader's emotional investment in her experiences.
The story is set against a university backdrop, highlighting the complexities of young love and personal growth.
The author has a sequel titled 'Pages to Her' which continues the story and deepens readers' understanding of the characters.

Sensitive Topics/Content Warnings

Content warnings may include themes of heartbreak and unrequited love.

Has Romance?

The romance is a central focus of the story, significantly driving the plot.

From The Publisher:

A wry, tender novel of sexual and intellectual awakening. Something made her risk a look at the reader, who took a sip of black coffee. And another. She turned the pages. She pursed her lips. Flannery abandoned her breakfast and watched the woman drink her coffee. It wasn't that she wanted the coffee herself. That wasn't it. Rather, she wanted to be the coffee: she envied the dark drink its chance to taste those lips.In a steam-filled diner in a college town, Flannery Jansen catches sight of something more beautiful than she's ever seen: a graduate student, reading. Flannery, a seventeen-year-old, new to everything around her - college, the East Coast, bodies of literature, and the sexual flurries of student life - is shocked by her own desire to follow this beauty wherever it takes her. By chance she finds herself enrolled in a class taught by the remote, brilliant older woman; intimidated at first, she gradually becomes Anne Arden's student outside class as well. Whatever the subject - Baudelaire, lipstick colors - Flannery proves an eager pupil, until one day she learns more about Anne than she ever wanted to know.A bittersweet, exhilarating, sentimental education, Pages for You confirms Sylvia Brownrigg as "one of the most exuberantly agile minds among younger American writers" (Dan Cryer, Newsday) and is her sexiest, most poignant work to date.

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Loved It
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Quick, lovely read.

 

About the Author:

Sylvia Brownrigg is the author of the novel The Metaphysical Touch (FSG, 1999) and a collection of short stories, Ten Women Who Shook the World (FSG, 2000). She lives in San Francisco.

 
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