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Marisa silver used this image as inspiration for mary coin, a work of historical fiction based on the incredible and difficult life of florence thompson and her children. Mary, the migrant mother herself, who emerges as a woman with deep reserves of courage and nerve, with private passions and carefullyguarded secrets. Mar 16, 20 dorothea lange photographed this 32yearold mother of seven children, a migrant worker, in 1936 in california. Apr 14, 20 we look at it, but we no longer see it, to borrow a distinction made in marisa silvers phenomenal new novel, mary coin. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while. Share a deeply moving novel born from the image that defined the great depression. An npr best book of 20 a bbc best book of 20 in her first novel since the god of war, the critically acclaimed author marisa silver takes dorothea langes migrant mother photograph. We look at it, but we no longer see it, to borrow a distinction made in marisa silvers phenomenal new novel, mary coin. Marisa silver introduces new book, mary coin youtube. Dorothea langes 1936 portrait of a mother with her children, her tired eyes gazing past the camera, became a timeless representation of suffering during the great depression.
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