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Larque on the Wing by Nancy Springer Book Summary
A middle-aged housewife whose rebellious inner child runs away with her talent transforms herself into a fearless young gay man in this winner of the James Tiptree, Jr. Award
Larque Harootunian is having a midlife crisis like no other—but then again, there is much about the frumpy, middle-aged housewife and mother that could never be considered ordinary. Larque’s lifelong ability to generate “dopplegangers,” for example—physical manifestations of her thoughts and emotions—has been a constant source of stress. And now she is being tormented by Skylark, a re-creation of her younger self, an angry inner child who is tormenting Larque about abandoning her youthful ambitions while running away with her artistic abilities, thereby depriving the older Larque of a livelihood as a painter of kitsch.
But perhaps this is Larque’s opportunity to explore her options. Acquiescing to Sky’s demands that she change herself, Larque tries on a series of different personas—to the consternation of her mother, husband, and teenage sons—and finds her way to Popular Street. There, among the devil-may-care misfits, Larque can be Lark, a handsome young gay man, and quite possibly discover what her life is really about.
In her critically acclaimed contemporary fantasy, multiple award–winning author Nancy Springer breaks through boundaries while provocatively comingling the real and the surreal. Larque on the Wing is a marvel—a moving, funny, surprising, and transcendent tale of one woman’s strange quest to come to terms with who she truly is.
“Springer’s best book yet . . . A beautiful/rough/raunchy dose of magics.” —Locus
“An offbeat contemporary tale that owes much to magical realism . . . Springer effectively uses fantasy to evoke midlife soul-searching, and Larque’s self-exploration is filled with moments of authentic joy and crushing sorrow. . . . She has produced an engrossing novel about gender and self-formation that should appeal to readers both in and outside the SF/fantasy audience.” —Publishers Weekly
“[Nancy Springer is] someone special in the fantasy field.” —Anne McCaffrey
Nancy Springer is the award-winning author of more than fifty books, including the Enola Holmes and Rowan Hood series and a plethora of novels for all ages, spanning fantasy, mystery, magic realism, and more. She received the James Tiptree, Jr. Award for Larque on the Wing and the Edgar Award for her juvenile mysteries Toughing It and Looking for Jamie Bridger, and she has been nominated for numerous other honors. Springer currently lives in the Florida Panhandle, where she rescues feral cats and enjoys the vibrant wildlife of the wetlands.
Book Name | Larque on the Wing |
Genre | Contemporary |
Author | Nancy Springer |
Published | 23 December 2014, Tuesday |
Language | English |
E-Book Size | 3.72 MB |
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The Larque on the Wing book written by Nancy Springer was published on 23 December 2014, Tuesday in the Contemporary category. A total of 190 readers of the book gave the book 0 points out of 5.
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