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Nina: Adolescence
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.6
EAN: 9780425197202
ISBN: 0425197204
Label: Blue Hen Trade
Manufacturer: Blue Hen Trade
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 320
Publication Date: May 04, 2004
Publisher: Blue Hen Trade
Release Date: May 04, 2004
Studio: Blue Hen Trade
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Editorial Review:
At the center of an attic studio littered with paints and portraits stands fifteen-year-old Nina, nude. A canvas separates her from her mother, who perches on a stool, paintbrush in hand. In a desperate attempt to coax her mother out of her emotional seclusion, Nina has offered herself up as a model. The painting, Nina: Adolescence, will mark her mother's triumphant return to the Boston art world and form the centerpiece of a gallery show. But the exposure makes Nina uneasy, and her father begins to protest with increasing vehemence. The family starts to come apart, sending Nina into a tailspin as she recklessly attempts to free herself from a disintegrating household and the confines of someone else's fame. With the tension reaching a breaking point, Nina finds that the gift she gave to her mother is rapidly becoming a sacrifice and could very well serve to be the cause of her
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Rating: - The Writing is Extraordinary
"Nina: Adolescence" is a character study, with intense focus on a modern family trying to survive a horrible tragedy. Nina experiences adolescence scarred from the death of her young brother. He was only four years old when he drowns in the backyard pond while under her watch, and she, at the age of 11, becomes the only child of damaged parents. In their grief, her mother--a painter--turns inward, while her father turns to the whiskey bottle. We learn the marriage was rocky before their son's death, ... Read More
Rating: - Magnificent!
I picked up this book years ago and just got around to reading it. Wow, is all I can say. Hard to put down. It's really about loss and the consequences to everyone involved; how one catastrophic event can change so many lives on so many levels. I can't say enough about this book. I highly recommend it.
Rating: - Our bookgroup loved it .
There are many layers of things to think about in this book as well as great word images. All the characters and events were very believable. Those with daughters the age of Nina (15)thought the author had depicted her very well. But all of us, grandparents as well as those without children, really enjoyed the book, even those who were initially put off by the book starting out with the death of Nina's 4 year old brother when she is 11.
There is a character, an older male, known to the ... Read More
Rating: - Loss
This is the type of book that would be great for a book club. There is a lot to think about and discuss. I love the idea of exploring adolescence which I have particularly enjoyed in the books "What's Eating Gilbert Grape" and "Prep". I think the plot was masterfully tied together and the ending seemed fitting for the characters. Hassinger also has a unique way of making the reader understand what leads people to unravel, how selfishness can affect so many people. The beginning of the book begins with ... Read More
Rating:  - What a story!!
NINA: ADOLESCENCE
author-- Amy Hassinger
published-- 2003
304 pages
I enjoyed this fictional novel; it was a book that I had a hard time setting down while I was engrossed reading. The storyline is rather disturbing because a young fifteen-year-old girl, Nina, is exploited by an artist. This exploitation was the catalyst of near distruction for this naive, sweet child. The total family feels and deals with the shockwaves of this horrible situation that unfolds.
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