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Fifth Born: Washington Square Press

Autor Zelda Lockhart
en Limba Engleză Paperback – aug 2003
When Odessa Blackburn is three years old her beloved grandmother dies, and so begins her story, set in St. Louis,Missouri, and rural Mississippi. As the Þfth born of eight children, Odessa loses her innocence at Þrst when her drunken father sexually abuses her, and then again when she alone witnesses her father taking the life of his own brother. Fifth Born is Zelda Lockhart's debut novel, lyrically written and powerful in its exploration of how secrets can tear apart lives and families. It is a story of love, longing, and redemption, as Odessa walks away from those whom she believes to be her kin to discover the true meaning of family.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780743412667
ISBN-10: 0743412664
Pagini: 228
Dimensiuni: 127 x 203 x 14 mm
Greutate: 0.28 kg
Ediția:Reprint
Editura: Simon&Schuster
Colecția Washington Square Press
Seria Washington Square Press


Notă biografică

Zelda Lockhart¹s poetry, Þction, and essays have appeared in such publications as WordWrights, Sojourner, Calyx, Sinister Wisdom and USAToday.com. She received her B.A. from Norfolk State University and her M.A. in Literature from Old Dominion University. She lives in Ithaca, New York.

Descriere

The compelling story of a young girl caught in a web of disturbing family secrets is a "poetic debut that brings the hazy memories of childhood into sharp relief. . . an impressively mature piece of work" ("Kirkus Reviews").