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Anne Claire Poirier, renowned French-Canadian director, lost Yanne, her 26-year-old daughter, when she was strangled in a drug-related altercation. In this haunting and poetic work, Poirier unearths her daughter's past in an effort to understand her, find a voice for her grief, and learn what pushes young people to risk their lives for the drugs they believe will set them free. Originally the narration to Poirier's film by the same name, the text is at once deeply personal and socially attuned, a brilliant demonstration of an artist's ability to transform pain into dialogue.Poirier, Anne Claire is the author of 'Let Me Go ', published 2006 under ISBN 9781550712087 and ISBN 155071208X.
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