| The Driest Season Contributor(s): Kenny, Meghan (Author) |
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ISBN: 1432850148 ISBN-13: 9781432850142 Publisher: Thorndike Press Large Print OUR PRICE: $29.44 Product Type: Library Binding - Other Formats Published: April 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Coming Of Age - Fiction | Small Town & Rural |
| Dewey: 813.6 |
| LCCN: 2017058712 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.7" W x 8.7" (0.35 lbs) 271 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Adolescence/Coming of Age |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: As her Wisconsin community endures a long season of drought and the shockwaves of World War II, fifteen-year-old Cielle faces a more personal calamity: the unexpected death of her father. One balmy summer afternoon, she finds him hanging in the barn ― the start of a dark secret that threatens her family's livelihood. As war rages elsewhere, in the deceptive calm of America's heartland Cielle's family contends with a new reality and fights not to be undone. |
Contributor Bio(s): Kenny, Meghan: - Meghan Kenny is the author of Love Is No Small Thing: Stories. Her short story "The Driest Season"--the basis for her debut novel--won the Iowa Review Award and was a Pushcart Prize Special Mention. She lives in Pennsylvania. |