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Kind One
Laird Hunt
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Description for Kind One
Paperback. Ginny lives on her husband's pig farm ninety miles from nowhere. Far from the paradise she was promised, this is a bleak place and her husband, Linus, a cruel master. His girls, Cleome and Zinnia, are Ginny's only friends, but when Linus' attentions turn to them, Ginny is torn. When Linus dies, things change for everyone. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 197 x 19. Weight in Grams: 184.
An unforgettable tale of slavery in the American South Once I lived in a place where demons dwelled. I was one of them. Ginny lives on her husband's pig farm ninety miles from nowhere. Far from the paradise she was promised, this is a bleak place and her husband, Linus, a cruel master. His girls, Cleome and Zinnia, are Ginny's only friends, but when Linus' attentions turn to them, Ginny is torn. When Linus dies, things change for everyone. They helped me, but I never ... Read more
An unforgettable tale of slavery in the American South Once I lived in a place where demons dwelled. I was one of them. Ginny lives on her husband's pig farm ninety miles from nowhere. Far from the paradise she was promised, this is a bleak place and her husband, Linus, a cruel master. His girls, Cleome and Zinnia, are Ginny's only friends, but when Linus' attentions turn to them, Ginny is torn. When Linus dies, things change for everyone. They helped me, but I never ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781784703660
SKU
V9781784703660
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Ref
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About Laird Hunt
Laird Hunt is the author of six novels, a collection of stories and two translations. A former United Nations press officer, Laird now teaches Creative Writing at the University of Denver. He and his wife, the poet Eleni Sikelianos, live in Boulder, Colorado, with their daughter, Eva Grace. His work has been published in eight languages. Kind One, was a ... Read more
Reviews for Kind One
One of the most talented young writers on the American scene today
Paul Auster There is always a surprise in the voice and in the heart of Laird Hunt's stories - with its echoes of habit caught in a timeless dialect, so we see the world he gives us as if new
Michael Ondaatje ... Read more
Paul Auster There is always a surprise in the voice and in the heart of Laird Hunt's stories - with its echoes of habit caught in a timeless dialect, so we see the world he gives us as if new
Michael Ondaatje ... Read more