Bastard Out of Carolina

Resumen del libro

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.

Biografía del autor

Dorothy Allison nació en 1949 en Greenville, Carolina del Sur, de una madre soltera de catorce años. Es autora de varias novelas aclamadas por la crítica y que también fueron bestsellers, como Bastarda , publicado por Errata naturae en 2022, Cavedweller y Trash . Galardonada con el Premio Robert Penn Warren de ficción en 2007, Allison es miembro de la junta directiva de la Fellowship of Southern Writers. Vive en el norte de California.