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Bastard Out of Carolina (Penguin Modern Classics)
by Allison, Dorothy
- Used
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition
- ISBN 10
- 0141391545
- ISBN 13
- 9780141391540
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Penguin Books, London, 2012. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition. afterword by author. Colour illustrated paperback binding with black and gray coloured titles to the front panel and black coloured titles to the back strip black-and-white photograph of the author to the rear panel. The 20th anniversary of the publication of this particular work. Set in South Carolina in the 1950s, it is the story of Ruth Anne 'Bone' Boatwright, who was born illegitimate to her 15 year old mother. When her mother is in her early 20s she marries Glen Waddell, who, as the family fortunes fail he starts to abuse Bone. When Anney (mother) finds out about the abuse she leaves Glen, but, goes back when he promises not to abuse Bone – but the abuse starts again until finally Bone refuses to live in the same house with him. When he finds out about the refusal to live with him, he attacks Bone in her aunt's house breaking her arm and raping her. Anney disappears and her aunt takes custody of Bone. It is while Bone is recovering that her mother reappears with a new birth certificate without the word "illegitimate" stamped on the bottom and leaves without telling Bone when she is going ... Minor rubbing of the book edges and panels. First edition of the work in this format and binding, and/or set or series. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [8], 320, [ 8 – further titles from publishing house] pages.. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Literature & Literary; United States; 1950s; ISBN: 0141391545. ISBN/EAN: 9780141391540. Inventory No: 0127370. . 9780141391540
Synopsis
Greenville County, South Carolina, a wild, lush place, is home to the Boatwright family—rough-hewn men who drink hard and shoot up each other's trucks, and indomitable women who marry young and age all too quickly. At the heart of this astonishing novel is Ruth Anne Boatwright, known simply as Bone, a South Carolina bastard with an annotated birth certificate to tell the tale. Observing everything with the mercilessly keen eye of a child, Bone finds herself caught in a family triangle that will test the loyalty of her mother, Anney. Her stepfather, Daddy Glen, calls Bone "cold as death, mean as a snake, and twice as twisty," yet Anney needs Glen. At first gentle with Bone, Daddy Glen becomes steadily colder and more furious—until their final, harrowing encounter, from which there can be no turning back.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0127370
- Title
- Bastard Out of Carolina (Penguin Modern Classics)
- Author
- Allison, Dorothy
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0141391545
- ISBN 13
- 9780141391540
- Publisher
- Penguin Books
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2012
- Keywords
- BZDB2 literature, family, child abuse, 1950s, United States – southern states, coming of age, Penguin Modern Classics – Series Literature & Literary; United States; 1950s; Unbranded ISBN: 0141391545 EAN: 9780141391540 Allison
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About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online
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