Sarah Fawn Montgomery has a way with words. In her memoir of mini-essays, Abbreviate, she uses them in unique and startling ways.
REVIEW: Abbreviate by Sarah Fawn Montgomery
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An archive of our reviews of memoirs, essay collections, and other works of creative nonfiction.
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