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Book Review of Backroads

Backroads
Backroads
Author: Tawni O'Dell
Genre: Literature & Fiction
Book Type: Hardcover
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Helpful Score: 2


Synopsis
Times are tough in the Altmyer family. With the maniacally abusive Mr. Altmyer dead and Mrs. Altmyer serving time for his murder, adolescent, hormone-raging Harley has just inherited the role of caretaker for his three younger sisters. Told from Harley's point of view, this debut novel set in a rural Pennsylvania mining town tells of his experiences as a teenage father figure, a lover of an older single mother, and a primary suspect in a brutal murder.