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The Resource The shape of the atmosphere, by Jessica Dainty
The shape of the atmosphere, by Jessica Dainty
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The item The shape of the atmosphere, by Jessica Dainty represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Salt Lake County Library Services.This item is available to borrow from all library branches.
Resource Information
The item The shape of the atmosphere, by Jessica Dainty represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Salt Lake County Library Services.
This item is available to borrow from all library branches.
- Summary
- "Gertie MacLarsen believes she was given ugliness at birth. Growing up in an estranged home, the only times she feels beautiful are the nights her father comes in to show her the stars. The day of her 16th birthday, the same day that Sputnik traverses the sky, Gertie's life is irrevocably changed. After a family tragedy, her elusive and alcoholic mother sends her to Willow Estate, a private mental institution, where she is thrown into a world of harsh therapies, dangerous hospital politics, and, surprisingly, a sense of family. Within the walls of Willow Estate Sanatorium, Gertie finds awfulness and grace, terror and family. From hydro and shock therapy, to first love, to rape and suicide, the only thing Gertie is sure of from day to day is that growing up is not a choice and that forgiveness and acceptance are perhaps the greatest gifts anyone can give. As Gertie learns her fellow patients' stories, she realizes she is not the only one alone in this giant universe and that finding yourself sometimes means letting the past versions of yourself go and letting others help you define your own center of gravity. Set against the historical backdrop of the early space race and freighting mental therapies circa 1950's, The Shape of the Atmosphere features a spectrum of supporting characters that brings the dramatic setting to life and a plot that explores what it means to know yourself in a world that never stops expanding and changing, and that humanity is possible, in any universe."
- Language
- eng
- Label
- The shape of the atmosphere
- Title
- The shape of the atmosphere
- Statement of responsibility
- by Jessica Dainty
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "Gertie MacLarsen believes she was given ugliness at birth. Growing up in an estranged home, the only times she feels beautiful are the nights her father comes in to show her the stars. The day of her 16th birthday, the same day that Sputnik traverses the sky, Gertie's life is irrevocably changed. After a family tragedy, her elusive and alcoholic mother sends her to Willow Estate, a private mental institution, where she is thrown into a world of harsh therapies, dangerous hospital politics, and, surprisingly, a sense of family. Within the walls of Willow Estate Sanatorium, Gertie finds awfulness and grace, terror and family. From hydro and shock therapy, to first love, to rape and suicide, the only thing Gertie is sure of from day to day is that growing up is not a choice and that forgiveness and acceptance are perhaps the greatest gifts anyone can give. As Gertie learns her fellow patients' stories, she realizes she is not the only one alone in this giant universe and that finding yourself sometimes means letting the past versions of yourself go and letting others help you define your own center of gravity. Set against the historical backdrop of the early space race and freighting mental therapies circa 1950's, The Shape of the Atmosphere features a spectrum of supporting characters that brings the dramatic setting to life and a plot that explores what it means to know yourself in a world that never stops expanding and changing, and that humanity is possible, in any universe."
- Cataloging source
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- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Dainty, Jessica
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- Literary form
- fiction
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- Mentally ill
- Psychiatric hospital patients
- Psychiatric hospitals
- Families
- Psychological fiction
- Young adult fiction
- Target audience
- adolescent
- Label
- The shape of the atmosphere, by Jessica Dainty
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- 23 cm
- Extent
- 236 pages
- Isbn
- 9781945502101
- Isbn Type
- (paperback)
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- System control number
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- (OCoLC)968152323
- 738944
- (OCoLC)ocn968152323
- 738944
- Label
- The shape of the atmosphere, by Jessica Dainty
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- 23 cm
- Extent
- 236 pages
- Isbn
- 9781945502101
- Isbn Type
- (paperback)
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- System control number
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- (OCoLC)968152323
- 738944
- (OCoLC)ocn968152323
- 738944
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