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Bastard Out of Carolina. Dorothy Allison - Dorothy Allison
Bastard Out of Carolina. Dorothy Allison
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Carolina in the 1950s, and Bone - christened Ruth Anna Boatwright - lives a happy life, in and out of her aunt's houses, playing with her cousins on the porch, sipping ice tea, loving her little sister Reece and her beautiful young mother. But Glen Waddell has been watching them all, wanting her... show more
Carolina in the 1950s, and Bone - christened Ruth Anna Boatwright - lives a happy life, in and out of her aunt's houses, playing with her cousins on the porch, sipping ice tea, loving her little sister Reece and her beautiful young mother. But Glen Waddell has been watching them all, wanting her mother too, and when he promises a new life for the family, her mother gratefully accepts. Soon Bone finds herself in a different, terrible world, living in fear, and an exile from everything she knows.
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Format: paperback
ISBN: 9780141391540 (0141391545)
Publisher: Penguin
Pages no: 320
Edition language: English
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Dem
Dem rated it
2.0 Bastard Out of Carolina
2.5 Stars Bastard out of Carolina is a tough and harrowing read. Written by Dororthy Allison and set in Allison's home town of Greenville, South Carolina in the 1950s. The story centres around "Bone" Boatwright a girl born fatherless to 15 years old Anney Boatwright and sexually and physically ab...
Lost (in books) in Los Angeles
Lost (in books) in Los Angeles rated it
5.0
Beautifully written and agonizingly heartbreaking. It's clear why Dorothy Allison has been compared to Harper Lee, because Bone is reminiscent in so many ways of Scout, and both Allison and Lee show the good and the bad in southern society. Bone has the love of her family, which is probably the only...
Yuki
Yuki rated it
I didn't like it, but I decided 1 star wouldn't be fair. It's too long. It's heartbreaking, but farfetched - I know it's autobiographical, I know.
Kwoomac
Kwoomac rated it
4.5 stars I was warned so I knew what I was getting into but this was a difficult read. I felt like I couldn't take my eyes off a car wreck.Ruth Anne, generally known as Bone, is a believable character. She's not a reliable reporter as she's just a young girl with a child's skewed perspective. But s...
JeffreyKeeten
JeffreyKeeten rated it
”He pinned me between his hip and the sink, lifting me slightly and bending me over. I reached out and caught hold of the porcelain, trying not to grab at him, not to touch him. No. No. No. He was raging, spitting, the blows hitting the wall as often as they hit me. Beyond the door, Mama was screami...
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