Bastard Out of Carolina
$22.99
- Paperback
336 pages
- Release Date
24 October 2012
Summary
A critically acclaimed tale of abuse and betrayal in America’s deep South.
South Carolina in the 1950s. Bone - christened Ruth Anna Boatwright - lives a happy life, in and out of her aunt’s houses, playing with her cousins on the porch, sipping iced tea, loving her little sister Reece and her beautiful young mother. But Glen Waddell has been watching them all, wanting her mother too, and when he promises a new life for the family, her mother gratefully accepts.
Soon Bone finds…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780141391540 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0141391545 |
| Author: | Dorothy Allison |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 336 |
| Edition: | 20th |
| Release Date: | 24 October 2012 |
| Weight: | 258g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 20mm |
| Series: | Penguin Modern Classics |
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Critics Review
For anyone who has ever felt the contempt of a self-righteous world, this book will resonate within you like a gospel choir. For anyone who hasn’t, this book will be an education
For anyone who has ever felt the contempt of a self-righteous world, this book will resonate within you like a gospel choir. For anyone who hasn’t, this book will be an education * Barbara Kingsolver *
Dorothy Allison has an elegantly unpretentious style, raw intensity, and a great big heart. In Bastard out of Carolina she tells a horrific story without malice or self-pity. I read her work with admiration and respect – Blanche McCrary Boyd
About The Author
Dorothy Allison
Dorothy Allison was born in Greenville, South Carolina, and is the author of several critically acclaimed and bestselling books, including Cavedweller and Trash. Awarded the 2007 Robert Penn Warren Award for Fiction, Allison is a member of the board of the Fellowship of Southern Writers. She lives in northern California.
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