Everything you need to understand or teach Hero of This Book by Elizabeth McCracken.
In Elizabeth McCracken's novel The Hero of This Book, the unnamed first person narrator travels to London alone in the wake of her mother's death. Although she knows that her mother is gone, the narrator is reluctant to admit that she is grieving. However, the longer she wanders the city streets, the more her mind slips into memories of her mother. Toying with formal conventions throughout, the novel explores themes including loss, grief, and memory.
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