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Sharon Harrigan

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Sharon Harrigan is the author of the novel Half (2020) and the memoir Playing with Dynamite (2017). She has published widely in places such as the New York Times (Modern Love) and the Virginia Quarterly Review. She teaches creative writing at WriterHouse, a literary center in Charlottesville, Virginia, where she lives with her family.

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Average rating: 4.3 · 166 ratings · 55 reviews · 3 distinct works • Similar authors

	Half 4.19 avg rating — 127 ratings — published 2020 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Playing with Dynamite: A Memoir 4.62 avg rating — 37 ratings — published 2017 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Playing with Dynamite it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Critique de L’Eau de Rose par Christophe Carlier. Editions Phébus, Paris, janvier 2019

Par Sharon Harrigan Pour la version originale de cet article, en anglais, voir ici. L’Eau de rose est, simplement, un nettoyant visage. En parlant métaphoriquement, la phrase veut dire mièvre et sentimental. Un roman à l’eau de rose, penserait-on, sera rempli de clichés, de situations sans réelles surprises. Ce jeu sur les mots dans le…

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