Carol F. (cactusflowerwomen) reviewed on 8/25/2019 + 628 more book reviews

In the vein of "Bastard OUt of Carolina" by Dorothy Allison, which I preferred, this tragic story of dirt poor people with an extremely abusive alcoholic father terrified me. Tho there is salvation for some of the 8 children in the end, the story pretty much ignores their lives once they leave home, with huge unexplained gaps. One of the saddest stories I have ever read.

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