num_pages: 400
description: "Allusions to the story of Sylvia Plath and her husband, poet Ted Hughes, combine with details from the Gothic novel tradition and witty pop culture references to create a fascinating tapestry."— Utne "[A] heartbreaking and vastly original tale of literary intrigue."— Time Out NY Miniatures , a 2003 ALA Notable Book, is now available in paperback! Written in a style reminiscent of the Brontë sisters, Proust, and Mary Shelley, this is the haunting story of a young girl in Ireland, two reclusive writers, a mysterious suicide, and the bundle of hidden letters that tie them all together. Norah Labiner , named one of the ten "novelists who are changing the way we see the world" by Utne , lives in Minneapolis.
language: English
title: Miniatures
titlecomplete: Miniatures
genres: Ireland, Fiction
ratings_count: 82
awards: awardedAt: 1041408000000
name: Minnesota Book Award
category: Fiction – Novel or Collection of Short Stories by a Single Author
publisher: Coffee House Press