Breaking Clean
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Breaking Clean is a memoir by Judy Blunt, published in 2002, after a decade in the writing. The book is about Blunt's life in the countryside of eastern Montana, in the United States. In the book the author describes her childhood, and how growing up on a ranch conditioned her whole life.
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Author | Judy Blunt |
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Illustrator | ISIS Large Print Books |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Subject | Rural American Life |
Genre | Memoir |
Published | 10 January 2002 |
Publisher | ISIS Large Print Books Vintage Books |
Media type | Print (Hardcover)
Print (Paperback) E-book |
Pages | 371 pp (first edition) |
Awards | PEN/Jerard Fund Award for work in progress (1997),
Whiting Writers' Award (2001), Willa Award for memoir/nonfiction (2003), Mountains and Plains Book Award (2003), Guggenheim Fellowships U.S. and Canada(2006). |
ISBN | 9780753198223 |
Text | Breaking Clean at Wikisource |
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The memoir is regarded as Blunt's most notable work. It won the 1997 PEN/Jerard Fund Award for a work in progress[1] and the 2001 Whiting Writers' Awards.[2] The book appeared on the list of The New York Times' Notable Books 2002.[3]