Back roads.
by:
Tawni O'Dell (author)
ISBN:
9780552149679 (0552149675)
Publisher: Transworld Publishers Ltd
Pages no: 352
Edition language: English
Category:
Young Adult,
Novels,
Book Club,
Adult Fiction,
Literary Fiction,
Drama,
Family,
Coming Of Age,
Contemporary,
Womens Fiction,
Chick Lit,
Relationships
$6 on Amazon but $12 on B&N! What!!
Story of a very troubled family in Appalchia. 19 year old harley is trying to keep his family together after his mother is imprisoned for murdering his father. Harley's sisters Amber, Misty, and Jodi, all have serious psychological problems. This diturbing story is incredibly well written.
Another downer from Oprah's bookclub. But it was a very good book. I really liked the protagonist and I felt for his difficult situation, being very young and having to take care of his sisters and wanting a life of his own. Some quite disturbing things happen in this book, so a reader should be pre...
A particularly dark Oprah selection.
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