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I read this for a community book club/lecture program and while it is a difficult book to describe and talk about, I am very glad that I read it.
A "white trash" family living in Greenville, SC, on the edge of Appalachia in the 1950s, it tells the story of "Bone", Anney's illegitimate daughter. Anney is the youngest of a large and very close family, barely 15 when baby is born. Anney's brothers are likeable men but they drink a lot, like to get in fights, and can't/won't hold a steady job so th ...more
A "white trash" family living in Greenville, SC, on the edge of Appalachia in the 1950s, it tells the story of "Bone", Anney's illegitimate daughter. Anney is the youngest of a large and very close family, barely 15 when baby is born. Anney's brothers are likeable men but they drink a lot, like to get in fights, and can't/won't hold a steady job so th ...more
Gritty, dark, important.
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