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Lisa Moore
I am a medical sociology and professor at Purchase College, State University of New York. My work examines the meaning of human bodies and body parts and fluids in socio-cultural contexts. I live in Brooklyn, New York and have three daughters. show more

I am a medical sociology and professor at Purchase College, State University of New York. My work examines the meaning of human bodies and body parts and fluids in socio-cultural contexts. I live in Brooklyn, New York and have three daughters.
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Birth date: March 28, 1964
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Mellkoh
Mellkoh rated it 11 years ago
I remember hearing about the Ocean Ranger disaster back when it happened. I can only imagine what it would have been like to lose a family member in such an unecessary way! This book is the examination of the disaster's effect on Helen, whose husband Cal was one of those lost on the Ocean Ranger. ...
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Cheryl's books rated it 11 years ago
"Chussled". It's a lovely word.As in, , "The leaves of the lupins chussled like the turning pages of a glossy magazine." Descriptions are precise, unexpectedly shining light on small details, illuminating the reality. The reality is mundane and unforgiving, but Moore portrays her characters with sym...
truepenny
truepenny rated it 12 years ago
Beautifully lush writing. Moore picks up on the tiny details of life radiating out from an enormous, shattering event, and makes them sound nearly as profound - or perhaps indicates that it is these small moments (the circle of light reflecting off a watch face, sheets of swirling snow, a pot boilin...
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Cheryl's books rated it 12 years ago
This book languished in a stack on a to-be-read shelf for almost two years, squashed between a Julian Barnes below and some short story anthology above. It was 31 years ago on Valentine's Day that the Ocean Ranger oil rig sank off the coast of Newfoundland, killing all aboard.31 years later, on Vale...
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