After seeing patti smith perform, hand flunked out and became involved in the dc and new york city nascent punk scenes. Generation loss is full of mysteries all originating in its characters troubled psyches. Her pictures of the musicians and the hangerson, the infamous, the damned, and. Those words are tattooed on cass neary, the antihero of elizabeth hands crime novel series that began with generation loss and continued. Her work has received multiple shirley jackson, world fantasy and nebula awards, among other honors, and several of her books have been new york times and washington post nota. Elizabeth hand is the author of more than fifteen crossgenre novels and collections of short fiction.
Winterlong is elizabeth hands debut novel that she first published in 1990. Apr 14, 2008 praise for generation loss although generation loss moves like a thriller, it detonates with greater resound. She is a longtime contributor to numerous publications, including the washington post book world and the village voice literary supplement. Paused youre listening to a sample of the audible audio edition. Share generation loss by elizabeth hand trade cloth generation loss by elizabeth hand trade cloth 1 product rating. See all books authored by elizabeth hand, including hunted star wars. Read generation loss a novel by elizabeth hand available from rakuten kobo. Inhabits a world between reason and insanityits a delightful waking dream. She heads to maine to interview a more famous hasbeen photographer, and things go bad. In the sweltering summer of 1915, pin, the fourteenyearold daughter of a carnival fortuneteller, disguises herself as a boy and joins a teenage gang that roams the famous riverview amusement park, looking for trouble. Those are the words of cass scary neary, photographer and punk superstar, aged 19. Generation loss by elizabeth hand trade cloth for sale.
Sold by mike ruta and ships from amazon fulfillment. Download generation loss audiobook by elizabeth hand. Generation loss is the shirley jackson award winning novel that launched elizabeth hand s expunk photographer cass neary into the world. Elizabeth hand is the bestselling author of fourteen genrespanning novels and five collections of short fiction and essays. Oct 26, 2020 the tone for the series is set beautifully in generation loss 2007, hand s first cass book, which paints a specific picture of a woman dealing with trauma and dealing with how to be an artist, and traveling from the punk dens of the lower east side to maine to find a oncefamous photographera scenario drenched in irony as cass was once. Generation loss book by elizabeth hand 5 available editions. Generation loss ebook by elizabeth hand 9781618730107. Includes generation loss, available dark, hard light and the book of lamps and banners.
Cass neary made her name in the seventies as a photographer embedded in the burgeoning punk movement. A skin blistering crime novel as edgy and black as dried blood on a moonlit night. A new york times notable and multiple award winning author, elizabeth hand has written seven novels, including the cult classic waking the moon, and shortstory collections. If you find the darkness beautiful and the music you hear in your head has a heartracing drumbeat, give this book a chance. George pelecanos praise for generation loss although generation loss moves like a thriller, it detonates with greater resound. Elizabeth hand books list of books by author elizabeth hand. When she arrives downeast, cass stumbles across a decadesold mystery that is still claiming victims, and into one final shot at redemption. Cass neary made her name in the 1970s as a photographer embedded in the. Although generation loss moves like a thriller, it detonates with greater resound. Generation loss by elizabeth hand i looked like what your mother dreams about in the middle of the night when you dont come home. Intense and atmospheric, generation loss is an inventive brew of postpunk attitude and. Its hard to believe that the elizabeth hand who debuted. Hand mortal love explores the narrow boundary between artistic.
Her recent, critically acclaimed novels featuring cass neary, one of literature. Generation loss postmodern mystery is a web site devoted to experimental, unconventional and postmodern approaches to stories of mystery and suspense. Elizabeth hand s writing is needlesharp, and her eclectic cast of characterscass most of allcomes to life with the voice of carol monda. Her work has received the shirley jackson award three times, the world fantasy award four times, the nebula award twice, as well as the ja. In hard light, the third book in the series, cass makes a remarkable discovery that could c. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading generation loss. Readers were introduced to her iconoclastic crime novels, featuring offbeat photographer cass neary, in the underground classic generation loss, which was followed by the brilliant available dark.
Cass neary made her name in the 1970s as a photographer embedded in the burgeoning punk movement in. Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream. Paleoecology of a late eocene bartonian vertebrate fauna, moodys branch formation, techeva creek, mississippi pp. Generation loss by elizabeth hand 2008, trade paperback for. Most recently, she won the shirley jackson award for generation loss and the world fantasy award in 2008 for illyria. Its the late 70s in new york and cass is a crude but bizarrely sensitive girl. The novel is set on earth several centuries or millennia from the present and combines elements of fantasy and science fiction that was made popular by the likes of richard grant, jack vance, and gene wolfe. Praise for generation loss although generation loss moves like a thriller, it detonates with greater resound. Cass neary is the ghost of punk figuratively speaking, barely haunting the world in a post911 nyc. Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards. Generation loss by elizabeth hand books hachette australia. Its the debut crime novel of elizabeth hand, who has already made her name writing horror, and is the prequel to available dark which. As her passionately devoted fans know, elizabeth hand is a uniquely gifted storyteller. On remote paswegas island off the coast of maine, cass finds a dissipated and surly aphrodite who sees in cass the darkest aspects of herself.
This life, birth to premature burnout, is encapsulated in a handful of pages at the start of elizabeth hands generation loss. Aug 11, 2020 generation loss is the shirley jackson award winning novel that launched elizabeth hands expunk photographer cass neary into the world. Hand s newest novel, generation loss, is a gritty thriller involving a burnt out relic of a photographer from the 1970s punk scene, cass neary, who is given a mercy assignment to interview a reclusive photographer in maine. She has also worked in straight scifi and authored star wars series fiction, as well as novelizations of various films. Download or stream generation loss by elizabeth hand. Intense and atmospheric, generation loss is an inventive brew of postpunk attitude and dark mystery. Elizabeth hand cass neary made her name in the seventies as a photographer embedded in the burgeoning punk movement in new york city. On arrival she finds herself in an old mystery that is still claiming lives.
March 2007 melissa albert fiction generation loss by elizabeth hand i looked like what your mother dreams about in the middle of the night when you dont come home. Elizabeth hand has 167 books on goodreads with 87 ratings. In generation loss, cass neary, a smalltown girl turned bigcity punk photographer has spent twenty years doing drugs, having. Elizabeth hands cass neary series began in 2008 with generation loss, a startling and addictive novel that introduced a protagonist fueled by drugs and postpunk irreverence. Full of mysteries all originating in its characters troubled psyches and full of te. In 1975 she moved to washington, dc, to study playwriting at catholic university.
Entertainment weekly intense and atmospheric, generation loss is an inventive brew of postpunk attitude and dark mystery. Generation loss by elizabeth hand 2008, trade paperback. On the other hand, hands novel generation loss has no element of the. As this riveting tourdeforce opens, the police already want to talk to cass about a mysterious death she was involved with previously, but before they can bring her in, cass accepts a job offer from overseas and hops on a plane. She also lives parttime in camden town, london which has been the setting for mortal love and the short story cleopatra brimstone. Elizabeth hand s cass neary series began in 2008 with generation loss, a startling and addictive novel that introduced a protagonist fueled by drugs and postpunk irreverence. There are 3 books out in the series generation loss, available dark, and hard light with a 4th book, the book of lamps and banners. Generation loss audiobook, written by elizabeth hand. Includes generation loss, available dark, hard light and the book of lamps and banners cass neary made her name in the seventies as a photographer embedded in the burgeoning punk movement in new york city. This is a spectacular recording of my favorite novel. Generation loss is a novel by american writer elizabeth hand. Generation loss book by elizabeth hand 5 available.
A couple of years after seeing patti smith perform, elizabeth hand flunked out of college and became involved in the nascent punk scenes in dc and nyc. Elizabeth hand on outsiders, punks, and the crime fiction of. About the author elizabeth hand is the bestselling author of fourteen genrespanning novels and five collections of short fiction and essays. Who knew the world of photojournalism was so fraught with peril this book sucked me in, which i did not expect at all.
Cleveland plain dealer hand s terse but transporting prose keeps the reader turning pages until nearys gritty charm does, finally, shine through. Jun 20, 20 elizabeth hand writes with craftsmanship and passion. In generation loss, we meet cass neary, who made her name in the sev. Click to read more about generation loss by elizabeth hand. An intrepid young woman stalks a murderer through turnofthecentury chicago, in the transfixing new historical novel from elizabeth hand. Generation loss is the shirley jackson award winning novel that launched elizabeth hands expunk photographer cass neary into the world. The opening three chapters might convince many readers that this is a book about drug addiction or borderline personality disorderintensely conceived. Though she shouldnt be, shes endearing, and the novel moves along at a rapid pace because casss voice is so clear, so sharpwhich is to. Hands awardwinning 1994 novel waking the moon delves into the gothic supernatural with a heavy dose of mythic elements.
Elizabeth hand just keeps getting better and better, and hard light is powerful evidence of her mastery in the noir field. Cass neary made her name in the seventies as a photographer embedded in the burgeoning punk movement in new york city. The third novel about cassandra nearyafter the groundbreaking generation loss and the edgy available darkhard light brings cass to england, where she immediately falls into a web of art, drugs, music, and madness. Her pictures of the musicians and the hangerson, the infamous, the damned, and the dead, earned her a brief moment of fame. Elizabeth hand the complete book list in order 34 books 1 series.
Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. I saw the whole thingwhich has to be by design because it is so in keeping with the eye see you undercurrent theme of the story. Elizabeth hand audio books, best sellers, author bio. In the book generation loss by elizabeth hand we enter the life of cass scary neary, a selfdestructive photographer. Generation loss by elizabeth hand postmodern mystery. Author elizabeth hand does not shy away from bleak, unlikable characters, including her protagonist. She studied drama and anthropology at the catholic university of america. Elizabeth hand s most popular book is wylding hall. Since 1988, hand has lived in coastal maine, the setting for many of her stories, and now lives in lincolnville. Her iconoclastic series of crime novels which features offbeat photographer cass neary, began with the underground classic generation loss, and that was followed by the brilliant available dark. Sep 29, 2020 you can definitely enjoy this book on its own terms, but if at all possible, find and devour the first in the cass neary series, generation loss. The opening three chapters might convince many readers that this is a book about drug addiction or borderline personality disorderintensely conceived and brilliantly written, they are my favorite. A novel by elizabeth hand and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Theres an endoftheworld feel in elizabeth hand s startling, unclassifiable generation loss, which was recently honored with the first shirley jackson award for outstanding achievement in the literature of psychological suspense.
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