A comingofage story filled with magic in language and plot beautiful and devastatingObserver, Books of the YearI felt consumed by this book. I loved it, you will love itDaisy Johnson, author of SistersA pageturning Appalachian comingofage story told in undulating prose that settles right into youNaoise Dolan, author of Exciting Times Vivid and lucid, Betty has stayed with meKiran Millwood Hargrave, author of The MerciesI loved Betty Fiona Mozley, author of Hot StewBreahtakingVogue A GIRL COMES OF AGE AGAINST THE KNIFESo begins the story of Betty Carpenter. Born in a bathtub in 1954 to a white mother and a Cherokee father, Betty is the sixth of eight siblings the world they inhabit in the rural town of Breathed, Ohio, is one of poverty and loss, of lush landscapes and blazing stars.Despite the hardships she encounters, Betty is resilient. Her curiosity about the natural world, her fierce love for her sisters and her fathers brilliant stories are kindling for the fire of her own imagination, and in the face of all to which she bears witness the horrors of her familys past and present Betty discovers an escape she begins to write.

Binding: Paperback;360 pages; Publisher: Hachette UK Distribution; Classification: FA; Weight: 472 g; Dimensions: 129 x 197 x 30

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