Audrey Petty Books

Audrey Petty is an Associate Professor of English at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. A Ford Foundation grantee, her work has been featured in Colorlines, StoryQuarterly, and Saveur, among many others. Petty's writing delves into the depths of human experience and how it can best be communicated through literature. Her prose is valued for its candor and analytical prowess.

High Rise Stories
304 pages
11 hours of reading
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In the gripping first-person accounts of High Rise Stories, former residents of Chicago's iconic public housing projects describe life in the now-demolished high rises. These stories of community, displacement, and poverty in the wake of gentrification give voice to those who have long been ignored, but whose hopes and struggles exist firmly in the heart of our national identity.

High Rise Stories