A Misplaced Woman: A Novel of Courage in Verse, Heidish Marcy

This stunning book was designed to read like a novel--and a page-turner, at that. An intriguing narrator presents a creative look at the most unsung heroines of all: homeless women. Here, they are portrayed through engaging, edgy, and accessible poetry. The result is eye-opening, absorbing and unforgettable.
Marcy Heidish, author of many books on heroines (A Woman Called Moses, etc) worked as a volunteer with homeless women for almost twenty years. She knows her subject--and knows how to deepen your understanding of the shadowy women in urban streets and shelters. Without romanticizing the homeless or depressing the reader, A Misplaced Woman penetrates material that is tough and, at times, tender. This book is a tour-de-force that may change the way you see yourself and your world.
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Ms. Heidish holds a B.A. With Honors from Vassar College and an M.A. With Distinction from The American University. She has taught at Georgetown, Fordham, George Washington, and Howard Universities. Marcy is an award-winning author of 16 books: fiction, non-fiction, and poetry. She is the recipient of a National Endowment Fellowship Grant, a Schubert Fellowship,
and other awards.
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Praise for the poetry of Marcy Heidish
Kirkus Reviews, featuring Where Do Things Go? as one of its Books of the Month, described the work as a powerful collection of poetry in which humor is tinged with sadness, and grief is leavened with warmth....
Poems full of linguistic delights and keen emotion.