Author:Dorothy Allison
'About as close to flawless as any reader could ask for' The New York Times Book Review
'For anyone who has ever felt the contempt of a self-righteous world, this book will resonate within you like a gospel choir. For anyone who hasn't, this book will be an education' Barbara Kingsolver
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.
Bastard Out of Carolina is a raw, poignant tale of fury, power, love and family.
This editon contains an introduction by the author. Dorothy Allison was awarded the 2007 Robert Penn Warren Award for Fiction, and has been likened to Flannery O'Connor, William Faulkner and Harper Lee.
For anyone who has ever felt the contempt of a self-righteous world, this book will resonate within you like a gospel choir. For anyone who hasn't, this book will be an education
—— Barbara KingsolverDorothy Allison has an elegantly unpretentious style, raw intensity, and a great big heart. In Bastard out of Carolina she tells a horrific story without malice or self-pity. I read her work with admiration and respect
—— Blanche McCrary BoydA wondrous writer - of rich, irresistibly readable prose. He possesses a deft intelligence and a rare sense of what's truly interesting to tell about life
—— Richard FordA literary giant who has god-given talent
—— Will FergusonEndearing... Uplifting
—— Times Literary SupplementA poetic and very deft observation of the nature of the bond between parent and child
—— Tod McEwan , Sunday HeraldDrawing on the real-life Vanderbilt legend, this is a strange, utterly original novel, essentially about fathers and sons
—— Mail on SundayThere’s a powerful sense of the emotional blackmail and deceit that keeps Druken tied to the premises of his nemesis
—— Alred Hickling , GuardianTale of betrayal, deceit and corruption
—— Femke Colborne , Big Issue in the North
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