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    After the Strawberry

    By Kathryn Pope

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    Lydia Poole eats only one cup of Cheerios per day and lets her weight drop below ninety pounds. When Lydia’s sister introduces Jesse, a new friend and filmmaker, Lydia agrees to be the subject of his documentary. With the camera running, Lydia shifts from the viewfinder’s object to the eye behind the camera. In doing so, she discovers how she wants to see her world.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSeedpod Publishing
    Release dateNov 22, 2009
    ISBN9780615288697
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    After the Strawberry
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    Kathryn Pope

    Kathryn Pope teaches writing at Antioch University Los Angeles where she is also director of The Bridge Program. After the Strawberry is her first novel.BIBLIOGRAPHYAfter the Strawberry. Seedpod Publishing, April 2009.

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