Salvage the Bones: A Novel
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Ward, Jesmyn Author
Published
Bloomsbury Publishing , 2011.
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Description
Winner of the National Book AwardJesmyn Ward, two-time National Book Award winner and author of Sing, Unburied, Sing, delivers a gritty but tender novel about family and poverty in the days leading up to Hurricane Katrina.A hurricane is building over the Gulf of Mexico, threatening the coastal town of Bois Sauvage, Mississippi, and Esch's father is growing concerned. A hard drinker, largely absent, he doesn't show concern for much else. Esch and her three brothers are stocking food, but there isn't much to save. Lately, Esch can't keep down what food she gets; she's fourteen and pregnant. Her brother Skeetah is sneaking scraps for his prized pitbull's new litter, dying one by one in the dirt. 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 their 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. A big-hearted novel about familial love and community against all odds, and a wrenching look at the lonesome, brutal, and restrictive realities of rural poverty, Salvage the Bones is muscled with poetry, revelatory, and real.
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Format
eBook
Street Date
08/30/2011
Language
English
ISBN
9781608196272
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Ward, J. (2011). Salvage the Bones: A Novel . Bloomsbury Publishing.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Ward, Jesmyn. 2011. Salvage the Bones: A Novel. Bloomsbury Publishing.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Ward, Jesmyn. Salvage the Bones: A Novel Bloomsbury Publishing, 2011.
Harvard Citation (style guide)Ward, J. (2011). Salvage the bones: a novel. Bloomsbury Publishing.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Ward, Jesmyn. Salvage the Bones: A Novel Bloomsbury Publishing, 2011.
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