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I Was Going to Lie: A Novel in Stories, 2024

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Identifier: cw_2024spring_chupak_ashling.pdf

Scope and Content Note

From the Series:

The series contains Master's theses from 1943 to present. The theses consist of either a production book and a media component or solely a production book. The production books were originally submitted as physical bound copies, but were later submitted digitally. The physical production books are stored offsite and the digital production books are stored in the College's preservation repository.

The media components consist of U-matic tapes, VHS tapes, CDs, DVDs, and Blu-rays and changed to digital submissions in 2020. There are also a handful of audiocassette tapes and one USB. The media components are stored onsite at the Archives.

Dates

  • 2024

Creator

Conditions Governing Use

The thesis is restricted due to FERPA, permission from the author is required before you can view the thesis.

Extent

125 pages

Language of Materials

From the record group: English

From the record group: Chinese

From the record group: Spanish; Castilian

Overview

"I Was Going to Lie is a novel-in-stories told from a range of perspectives following Catherine, a woman born in 1990 Brooklyn, New York, struggling with the disappearance of her father and seeking answers to the slew of partial-truths reported to her about him. But her pious mother, Joyce—sworn to secrecy by her locally-famous ex-in-laws— needs no excuse to estrange her daughter from the man who has betrayed her by revealing his truth: a decade-long affair with another man. When Catherine's college aspirations are cut short, she turns away from family in her search for truth but finds herself embroiled in their complicated history in Greensboro, North Carolina. As the United States' political shifts of the 2010s force her family to reveal their past lies, Catherine feels pushed into secrecy over her own life-shaping choices; the reality of her family's unpredictable shape leads them to reckon with their collective truth." -- Abstract

Physical Location

RG 010.01B Writing, Literature & Publishing

Physical Description

125 pages

Repository Details

Part of the Emerson College Archives and Special Collections Repository

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