On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong Spike Milligan 'Moving and hopeful

'Moving and hopeful

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Her main themes are drawn from a life of transitions: childhood

The poems and fictions of Rock as Gloss navigate imaginary and actual journeys through textures of movement and stillness

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On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong Spike Milligan 'Moving and hopeful'A marvel' Marlon JamesBrilliant, heart breaking and highly original, discover Ocean Vuong's shattering coming of age novel. This is a letter from a son to a mother who cannot read. Written when the speaker, Little Dog, is in his late twenties, the letter unearths a family's history that began before he was born. It tells of Vietnam, of the lasting impact of war, and of his family's struggle to forge a new future. And it serves as a doorway into parts