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‘Lost Memory’ Is a Social Commentary on Sex Offenders and Homelessness

December 26, 2013 by Allison Hiltz 1 Comment

Lost Memory Of Skin by Russell Banks

Reading about homeless people is tough. Reading about sex offenders is even tougher. Reading about homeless, sex offenders can be downright difficult, which is what The Lost Memory of Skin by award-winning Russell Banks is all about. What's interesting is that Banks manages to write about this difficult combination without making the reader squirm too much. Rather than being … [Read more...]

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