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Salvage the Bones

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A hurricane is building over the Gulf of Mexico, threatening the coastal town of Bois Sauvage, Mississippi, and Esch's father is growing concerned. He's a hard drinker, largely absent, and it isn't often he worries about the family. Esch and her three brothers are stockpiling food, but there isn't much to save. Lately, Esch can't keep down what food she gets; at fifteen, she has just realized that she's pregnant. Her brother Skeetah is sneaking scraps for his prized pit bull's new litter, dying one by one. Meanwhile, brothers Randall and Junior try to stake their claim in a family long on child's play and short on parenting.As the twelve days that make up the novel's framework yield to a dramatic conclusion, this unforgettable family - motherless children sacrificing for one another as they can, protecting and nurturing where love is scarce - pulls itself up to face another day.

Product details

Authors Jesmyn Ward, Ward Jesmyn
Publisher Bloomsbury
 
Languages English
Product format Paperback
Released 31.12.2017
 
EAN 9781408897720
ISBN 978-1-4088-9772-0
No. of pages 272
Dimensions 128 mm x 198 mm x 17 mm
Subjects Fiction > Narrative literature

Louisiana, FICTION / Family Life / General, FICTION / Literary, Family life fiction, Narrative theme: Death, grief, loss, Social impact of disasters, Narrative theme: Love and relationships, Social impact of disasters / accidents (natural or man-made)

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