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Feb 9, 2021 · And, like Eulabee, as a teenager, Vida loved to tell lies. In 2011 she told the Guardian , “I lied all the time. I used to make up stories about everything.”
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Apr 6, 2021 · I can't remember the last time an author explored teenage angst and tumultuous friendships as well as Vida! Eulabee and Maria Fabiola have been best friends since kindergarten. They live in San Francisco's Sea Cliff neighborhood with clear views of the Golden Gate Bridge and the Pacific (before it became accessible only to the uber-wealthy,…
Feb 9, 2021 · The year is 1984, a decade after Hearst’s abduction, and Eulabee and Maria Fabiola are best friends living in Sea Cliff, a wealthy neighborhood in San Francisco whose placid streets seem as ripe ...
Vida’s prose is stark but exquisite, dark but surprisingly funny. She draws sharp realizations through Eulabee that feel at once decidedly youthful and naive and wise beyond their years. Eulabee is a fantastic protagonist, and Vida positions her perfectly at the cusp of youth and adulthood, masterfully unpacking every loss of innocence, every hunt for freedom and every battle for authenticity.
Feb 9, 2021 · February 9, 2021. Vendela Vida writes fiction about women whose lives are disrupted by violence: her first novel, And Now You Can Go (2003), begins, “It was 2:15 in the afternoon of December 2 when a man holding a gun approached me in Riverside Park.”. And her characters often face crises of identity.
Feb 9, 2021 · Yes, eighth-grade is a time when one’s social standing determines your emotional health. A boy can make up a rumor, with nary proof, and the character assassination begins. But what Vida does, is create a Eulabee who is strong enough to withstand the pressure. And in fact, Eulabee’s inner musings are clever and sometimes laugh-out-loud funny.
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Feb 9, 2021 · The true dangers in Eulabee’s world are offstage, on the margins of Maria Fabiola’s story, but suggested with a deft touch by Vida. Eulabee’s own attention moves with lifelike vagary ...
