STONE JUNCTION: AN ALCHEMICAL POT-BOILER. - Softcover

Dodge, Jim.

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9780862417291: STONE JUNCTION: AN ALCHEMICAL POT-BOILER.

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ISBN 10: 0862417295 ISBN 13: 9780862417291

Publisher: Rebel, 1997

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Annalee Pearce is a pregnant 16-year-old who has been placed in a corrective centre run by nuns for refusing to co-operate with authorities. Once in there, she soon rebels, breaks a sister's jaw with a "roundhouse right" and, when her son Daniel is born, she steals away into the rain.

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Review:

"A glorious narrative, peopled by characters of genuine imaginative force" (Herald)

"Reading Stone Junction is like being at a non-stop party in celebration of everything that matters" (Thomas Pynchon)

"An irresistible kaleidoscope of manic, tragic and exquisitely funny Americana" (Time Out)

"A work of genius" (Big Issue)

"It's a demented modern odyssey of one strange man's quest for truth and knowledge in a decidedly bizarre - and decidedly American - world" (Sunday Tribune)

"This novel is remarkable for its breadth. Amo is skilfully woven into the fabric of real America, and Dodge's sweeping take on that country, combined with the humanity of each of his vast array of characters, lends this book a particular kind of majesty" (The Observer)

"Within half an hour of starting this novel, I was absolutely hooked . . . it kept me guessing all the way to the end" (The Times)

"It is a non-stop take, making you laugh, cry and wonder. The characters are excellent and even though you know you that many of the events are genuinely impossible, it feels completely believable thoughout" (Highland News Group)

Book Description:

With an introduction by Thomas Pynchon

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