- Women dramatists, Fiction, Fiction, women, Toronto (ont.), fiction
Facing a creative dilemma after a failed marriage, Sheila gathers inspiration from a depraved and free-spirited artist who becomes her lover, in a tale based on incidents from the author's true life.
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About the book
- Author
- Sheila Heti
- First published
- 2010
- Pages
- 313
- Publisher
- Penguin Random House, House of Anansi Press, Picador
- Editions
- 10
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9781250032447
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