Back Roads
by:
Tawni O'Dell (author)
The "hilarious...moving [and] deeply disturbing" (Mademoiselle) New York Times bestseller-now in trade paperback to coincide with her new novel Coal Run.
The "hilarious...moving [and] deeply disturbing" (Mademoiselle) New York Times bestseller-now in trade paperback to coincide with her new novel Coal Run.
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Format: ebook
ISBN:
9781101209271 (1101209275)
Publish date: January 1st 2001
Publisher: New American Library
Pages no: 416
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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