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University of Missouri--Columbia

Refrain

Abstract

dc:description.abstract

Refrain is set in 1950s Larissa, TX, where the disappearance of four local girls catapults the town into crisis, forcing them to confront their complicity and disregard for Native American life. Told from multiple points of view, including that of 11-year-old Emily, who must reckon with her own racial identity after being visited by her ancestors, the novel excavates the town's violent history amidst the urgent search for the abducted children.

Degree

thesis:*
Name thesis:degree_name
Ph. D.
Level thesis:degree_level
Doctoral
Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
English (MU)
Grantor dc:publisher
University of Missouri--Columbia
Year dc:date.issued
2021

Author and committee

dc:creator, dc:contributor.*
Author dc:creator
  • Edward, Gwendolyn Christy
Advisor dc:contributor.advisor
  • Sukys, Julija

Rights

Language dc:language.iso
eng, English

Identifiers

dc:identifier.*
OAI identifier oai:identifier
oai:mospace.umsystem.edu:10355/90995

Chain of custody

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2026-07-24
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citation

Edward, Gwendolyn Christy. Refrain. Doctoral thesis, University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021. https://hdl.handle.net/10355/90995