In 1960 Charnelle, Texas, sixteen-year-old Laura Tate takes on responsibility for the Tate household in the wake of her sister's elopement and her mother's abandonment, dealing with her father and her three brothers, a task that leaves her emotionally vulnerable and draws her into a complicated relationship with a married man. A first novel. 25,000 first printing.
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K. L. Cook teaches at Prescott College and Spalding University's MFA Program in Writing.
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Anbieter: World of Books (was SecondSale), Montgomery, IL, USA
Hardback. Zustand: Good. It's 1960 in the Panhandle town of Charnelle, Texas -- a year and a half since sixteen-year-old Laura Tate's mother boarded a bus and mysteriously disappeared. Assuming responsibility for the Tate household, Laura cares for her father and three brothers and outwardly maintains a sense of calm. But her balance is upset and the repercussions of her family's struggles are revealed when a chance encounter with a married man leads Laura into a complicated relationship for which she is unprepared.As Kennedy battles Nixon for the White House, Laura must navigate complex emotional terrain and choose whether she, too, will flee Charnelle. Dramatizing the tension between desire and familial responsibility, The Girl from Charnelle delivers a heartfelt portrait of a young woman's reckoning with the paradoxes of love. Eloquent, tender, and heart-wrenching, K. L. Cook's unforgettable debut novel marks the arrival of a significant new voice in American fiction. Artikel-Nr. 00087131077
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Anbieter: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, USA
Zustand: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. Artikel-Nr. 2189751-6
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Anbieter: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, USA
Zustand: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. Artikel-Nr. 6424772-75
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Anbieter: medimops, Berlin, Deutschland
Zustand: good. Befriedigend/Good: Durchschnittlich erhaltenes Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit Gebrauchsspuren, aber vollständigen Seiten. / Describes the average WORN book or dust jacket that has all the pages present. Artikel-Nr. M00060829656-G
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Anbieter: Dan Pope Books, West Hartford, CT, USA
Hardcover. Zustand: As New. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: As New. 1st Edition. New York: Morrow [2006]. First edition. First printing. AS NEW/AS NEW. A pristine unread copy, never opened, perfect in all respects. Shipped in well padded box. Smoke free. With mylar dust jacket protector. REVIEW COPY, with publicity materials form publisher included. Artikel-Nr. CASE2-847
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Anbieter: Books Tell You Why - ABAA/ILAB, Summerville, SC, USA
Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. First Edition; First Printing. A handsome first edition/first printing in unread Fine condition in Fine dust-jacket; The Girl from Charnelle tells the story of a young girl who is taken from her family and enslaved in the cotton fields of the Mississippi Delta. She is forced to work long hours in the heat, and is treated cruelly by her master. However, she also finds hope and strength in her friendship with a fellow slave girl. Ultimately, The Girl from Charnelle teaches us that even in the darkest of times, there is still hope.; 8vo. Artikel-Nr. 16477
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