A brilliantly pacy adventure story ... Ward writes like a dream The TimesFresh and urgent New York TimesTheres something of Faulkner to Wards grand diction GuardianWINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARDHurricane Katrina is building over the Gulf of Mexico, threatening the coastal town of Bois Sauvage, Mississippi, and Eschs father is growing concerned. Hes a hard drinker, largely absent, and it isnt often he worries about the family.Esch and her three brothers are stockpiling food, but there isnt much to save. Lately, Esch cant keep down what food she gets at fifteen, she has just realized that shes pregnant. Her brother Skeetah is sneaking scraps for his prized pit bulls new litter, dying one by one. Meanwhile, brothers Randall and Junior try to stake their claim in a family long on childs play and short on parenting.As the novel progresses through twelve dramatic days, 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.Masterful ... A palpable sense of desire and sorrow animates every page ... Salvage the Bones has the aura of a classic about it Washington PostBeautifully written ... A powerful depiction of grinding poverty, where somehow, amid the deprivation, the flame of filial affection survives and a genuine spirit of community is able to triumph over everything the system and nature can throw at it Daily Mail

Binding: Paperback;272 pages; Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing plc; Classification: FA; Weight: 320 g; Dimensions: 129 x 197 x 20

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