Book description
Twentieth Anniversary Edition - with a new introduction by the author
'About as close to flawless as any reader could ask for' The
New York Times Book Review
Carolina in the 1950s, and 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 ice 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 herself in a different, terrible world, living in
fear, and an exile from everything she knows.
Bastard Out of Carolina is a raw, poignant tale of fury,
power, love and family.
'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 was awarded the 2007 Robert Penn Warren Award for
Fiction, and has been likened to Flannery O'Connor, William Faulkner
and Harper Lee.
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.
