Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
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WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZEĀ ā¢Ā WINNER OF THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION
New York TimesĀ Readersā Pick: Top 100 Books of the 21stĀ Century ā¢ An Oprahās Book Club Selectionā¢ An InstantĀ New York TimesĀ Bestseller ā¢ An InstantĀ Wall Street JournalĀ Bestseller ā¢Ā A #1Ā Washington PostĀ Bestseller ā¢ AĀ New York TimesĀ "Ten Best Books of the Year"
"Demon is a voice for the agesāakin to Huck Finn or Holden Caulfieldāonlyeven more resilient.ā āBeth Macy, author ofĀ Dopesick
"May be the best novel of [the year]. . . . Equal parts hilarious and heartbreaking, this is the story of an irrepressible boy nobody wants, but readers will love.āĀ āRon Charles,Ā Washington Post
Fromthe acclaimed author ofĀ The Poisonwood BibleĀ andĀ The Bean Trees,Ā a brilliant novel that enthralls, compels, and captures the heart as it evokes a young heroās unforgettable journey to maturity
Set in the mountains of southern Appalachia,Ā Demon CopperheadĀ is the story of a boy born to a teenaged single mother in a single-wide trailer,with no assets beyond his dead fatherās good looks and copper-colored hair, a caustic wit, and a fierce talent for survival. Relayed in his own unsparing voice, Demon braves the modern perils of foster care, child labor, derelict schools, athletic success, addiction, disastrous loves, and crushing losses. Through all of it, he reckons with his own invisibility in a popular culture where even the superheroes have abandoned rural people in favor of cities.
Many generationsago, Charles Dickens wroteĀ David CopperfieldĀ from his experience as a survivor of institutional poverty and its damages to children in his society. Those problems have yet to be solved in ours. Dickens is not a prerequisite for readers of this novel, but he provided its inspiration. In transposing a Victorian epic novel to the contemporary American South, Barbara Kingsolver enlists Dickensā anger and compassion, and above all, his faith in the transformativepowers of a good story.Ā Demon CopperheadĀ speaks for a new generation of lost boys, and all those born into beautiful, cursed places they canāt imagine leaving behind.
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$5.09Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
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WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZEĀ ā¢Ā WINNER OF THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION
New York TimesĀ Readersā Pick: Top 100 Books of the 21stĀ Century ā¢ An Oprahās Book Club Selectionā¢ An InstantĀ New York TimesĀ Bestseller ā¢ An InstantĀ Wall Street JournalĀ Bestseller ā¢Ā A #1Ā Washington PostĀ Bestseller ā¢ AĀ New York TimesĀ "Ten Best Books of the Year"
"Demon is a voice for the agesāakin to Huck Finn or Holden Caulfieldāonlyeven more resilient.ā āBeth Macy, author ofĀ Dopesick
"May be the best novel of [the year]. . . . Equal parts hilarious and heartbreaking, this is the story of an irrepressible boy nobody wants, but readers will love.āĀ āRon Charles,Ā Washington Post
Fromthe acclaimed author ofĀ The Poisonwood BibleĀ andĀ The Bean Trees,Ā a brilliant novel that enthralls, compels, and captures the heart as it evokes a young heroās unforgettable journey to maturity
Set in the mountains of southern Appalachia,Ā Demon CopperheadĀ is the story of a boy born to a teenaged single mother in a single-wide trailer,with no assets beyond his dead fatherās good looks and copper-colored hair, a caustic wit, and a fierce talent for survival. Relayed in his own unsparing voice, Demon braves the modern perils of foster care, child labor, derelict schools, athletic success, addiction, disastrous loves, and crushing losses. Through all of it, he reckons with his own invisibility in a popular culture where even the superheroes have abandoned rural people in favor of cities.
Many generationsago, Charles Dickens wroteĀ David CopperfieldĀ from his experience as a survivor of institutional poverty and its damages to children in his society. Those problems have yet to be solved in ours. Dickens is not a prerequisite for readers of this novel, but he provided its inspiration. In transposing a Victorian epic novel to the contemporary American South, Barbara Kingsolver enlists Dickensā anger and compassion, and above all, his faith in the transformativepowers of a good story.Ā Demon CopperheadĀ speaks for a new generation of lost boys, and all those born into beautiful, cursed places they canāt imagine leaving behind.
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WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZEĀ ā¢Ā WINNER OF THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION
New York TimesĀ Readersā Pick: Top 100 Books of the 21stĀ Century ā¢ An Oprahās Book Club Selectionā¢ An InstantĀ New York TimesĀ Bestseller ā¢ An InstantĀ Wall Street JournalĀ Bestseller ā¢Ā A #1Ā Washington PostĀ Bestseller ā¢ AĀ New York TimesĀ "Ten Best Books of the Year"
"Demon is a voice for the agesāakin to Huck Finn or Holden Caulfieldāonlyeven more resilient.ā āBeth Macy, author ofĀ Dopesick
"May be the best novel of [the year]. . . . Equal parts hilarious and heartbreaking, this is the story of an irrepressible boy nobody wants, but readers will love.āĀ āRon Charles,Ā Washington Post
Fromthe acclaimed author ofĀ The Poisonwood BibleĀ andĀ The Bean Trees,Ā a brilliant novel that enthralls, compels, and captures the heart as it evokes a young heroās unforgettable journey to maturity
Set in the mountains of southern Appalachia,Ā Demon CopperheadĀ is the story of a boy born to a teenaged single mother in a single-wide trailer,with no assets beyond his dead fatherās good looks and copper-colored hair, a caustic wit, and a fierce talent for survival. Relayed in his own unsparing voice, Demon braves the modern perils of foster care, child labor, derelict schools, athletic success, addiction, disastrous loves, and crushing losses. Through all of it, he reckons with his own invisibility in a popular culture where even the superheroes have abandoned rural people in favor of cities.
Many generationsago, Charles Dickens wroteĀ David CopperfieldĀ from his experience as a survivor of institutional poverty and its damages to children in his society. Those problems have yet to be solved in ours. Dickens is not a prerequisite for readers of this novel, but he provided its inspiration. In transposing a Victorian epic novel to the contemporary American South, Barbara Kingsolver enlists Dickensā anger and compassion, and above all, his faith in the transformativepowers of a good story.Ā Demon CopperheadĀ speaks for a new generation of lost boys, and all those born into beautiful, cursed places they canāt imagine leaving behind.
