| Asta in the Wings Contributor(s): Watson, Jan Elizabeth (Author) |
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ISBN: 0980243610 ISBN-13: 9780980243611 Publisher: Tin House Books OUR PRICE: $12.60 Product Type: Paperback Published: February 2009 Annotation: "Asta in the Wings" is the moving and often darkly funny story of Asta Hewitt, a resourceful seven-year-old and intrepid narrator growing up in an isolated house in Bond Brook, Maine. Shut off from the outside world and restricted to the company of a delusional mother and a bookish older brother, Asta is content to be part of a "society of three" constructing dramatic and fanciful worlds of their own. When circumstances push her into a strange outside world -- with all of its discontents -- Asta must find a way to assimilate while remaining true to herself and her fractured family. Jan Elizabeth Watson's debut novel puts her among the most promising new writers in the realm of imaginative literary fiction. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2008040525 |
| Series: Tin House New Voice |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 5" W x 7" (0.70 lbs) 336 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 129627 Reading Level: 6.1 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 14.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Asta in the Wings is a poignant and often darkly funny story narrated by Asta Hewitt, a resourceful seven-year-old growing up in an isolated house in Bond Brook, Maine. Shut off from the outside world and restricted to the company of a delusional mother and a bookish older brother, Asta is content to be part of a society of three, constructing fanciful, theatrical worlds of their own. When circumstances push her into a strange outside world--with all of its discontents--Asta must find a way to assimilate while remaining true to herself and her fractured family. |
Contributor Bio(s): Watson, Jan Elizabeth: - Jan Elizabeth Watson was born in Washington, D.C. and spent nearly a decade in New York City, where she received her MFA from Columbia University. She has worked extensively as an editor, copywriter, and adjunct professor of creative writing. She lives in Maine and has one child, a daughter. This is her first novel. |