false 552171 4 In her stunning debut, Nicola Monaghan lays bare the gritty underbelly of life in Nottingham, England.<P><P>Very early on, Kerrie-Ann begins to dream of the world beyond the rough council estate where she lives. Her father is nowhere to be found, her mother is a junkie, and she is left to care for her little brother. Clever, brave, and frighteningly independent, Kerrie-Ann has an unbreakable will to survive. She befriends her eccentric, elderly neighbor, who teaches her about butterflies, the Amazon, and life outside of her tough neighborhood. But even as Kerrie-Ann dreams of a better life she becomes further entangled in the cycles of violence and drugs that rule the estate. <P><P>Brilliant, brutal, and tender, <I>The Killing Jar</i> introduces a brave new voice in fiction. Nicola Monaghan's devastating prose tells an unforgettable story of violence, love, and hope. <P><P> 539411 2006 The Killing Jar: A Novel total:68|5:22|4:23|3:16|2:5|1:2| 68 262 121 28 3 1 false false Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Feb 09 22:01:50 -0800 2008 Sat Feb 09 22:18:34 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Jan 30 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 30 05:22:02 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 30 08:48:23 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 01 11:32:51 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 23 03:25:10 -0800 2009 2 0 false false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Nov 21 04:25:18 -0800 2007 Mon Nov 26 00:16:56 -0800 2007 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Jan 16 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 14 12:39:01 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 16 00:19:04 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Aug 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 09 12:10:59 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 09 12:16:08 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Mar 18 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Mar 11 13:48:00 -0700 2008 Wed Mar 26 18:48:37 -0700 2008 more...]]> 0 0 false false Wed Sep 30 12:40:10 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 30 12:40:10 -0700 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Sun Jun 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 20 18:39:31 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 07 17:53:45 -0700 2009
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