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Black Teeth and a Brilliant Smile

By Adelle Stripe

Black Teeth and a Brilliant Smile

By Adelle Stripe

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Shortlisted for the Gordon Burn Prize and Portico Prize for Literature They used to say I had a chip on my shoulder. Whatever that means. I couldn't ever work that out but I know I always felt that I wasn't as good as other people. I was angry. Black Teeth and a Brilliant Smile tells the story of the tragically short life of playwright Andrea Dunbar. Interweaving fact and fiction, letters and scripts, newspaper stories and memory, Adelle Stripe reveals how a shy teenage girl defied the circumstances into which she was born, and the prejudice she met, to become one of her generation's greatest dramatists... Set against the backdrop of the infamous Buttershaw estate in Bradford during the Thatcher era, this is an exhilarating and unforgettable account of an extraordinary woman's life, her tragedies and her triumphs. Praise for Black Teeth and a Brilliant Smile 'Snaps and prickles and brings a talented, troubled woman to life. [Stripe] gives an important story a real spark: Dunbar's energy and mischief bubble in the bleakness' Guardian 'The author's voice and Dunbar's mingle to create not just a portrait of an artist - funny, mischievous, reckless and truthful - but also divisions of class, geography and opportunity which continue to shape this country' Spectator
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
256
Release Date:
2025-02-06
Publication Date:
2025-02-06
Publisher:
Little, Brown Book Group
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0349020108
ISBN13:
9780349020105
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
206 g
Height:
129 cm
Width:
196 cm
Thickness:
19 cm
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