A man kills his wifes loveralmost. The criminal is Gideon Banks, a
sculptor of modest success who has finally realized that he is
incapable of repairing his broken marriage. Now on the run from the
law, Gid is joined by Merithis adopted, introverted sonand John
Frederick White, and old turnip grower, the singer of a thousand
songs, and Merits best friend.For the length of a college football
season the unlikely trio embarks on a quest along the highways and
back roads of Alabama, laying bare in the process a landscape of
poverty and isolation. This rural setting erodes when a rich
stranger in Birmingham is enamored by their tale and agrees to take
them in. Sheltered in a grand house, ever so close to being caught,
Gid, Merit, and John Frederick must now confront both their
personal struggles and a shocking past they have come to
share.Prescient in its grasp of politics and social discontent in
the present-day South, Carry My Bones is a bracing debut by a
writer of rare empathy.
General
Imprint: |
M P Publishing Limited
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
May 2012 |
Authors: |
J. Wes Yoder
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Dimensions: |
235 x 160 x 25mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
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Pages: |
238 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-84982-182-7 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General & literary fiction >
Modern fiction
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LSN: |
1-84982-182-8 |
Barcode: |
9781849821827 |
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