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A rivalry between two Louisiana oystering families erupts in 1957 when Felix and Mathilde Petitjean offer their young daughter, Therese, in marriage to fifty-two-year-old Horse Bruneau, who holds the papers on their boat and house and harbors long-time feelings for Mathilde.
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"A masterful tale of deadly rivalries." -- New Orleans Times-Picayune
"Biguenet.catches the scents and sounds of the bayou, and his characters bristle with a dark intensity." -- New York Times
"Biguenet explores with startling honesty the virtues and flaws that reveal themselves when we encounter extraordinary situations."--Yale Review of Books
"This remarkable first novel by Biguenet . . . [is] captivating from start to finish."--Library Journal
"An outstanding first novel. . . full of mollusks, menace, and murder."--Esquire
"An astonishing, occasionally daunting imagination."--Minneapolis Star-Tribune
"A rich gumbo of incest and longing that simmers with tension."--Playboy
"Gripping.... An unforgettable look at the effects of generations of bad blood between two families."--Booklist (starred review)
"Suspenseful and intriguing, with a sultry atmosphere and seething passions."--USA Today
"Biguenet's calm, lucid prose is consistently entrancing."--New York Times Book Review
"Biguenet...catches the scents and sounds of the bayou, and his characters bristle with a dark intensity."--New York Times
"[Oyster] unfolds like a Rube Goldberg blueprint, ... whose complicated network ... entwines the lives of two families."--San Francisco Chronicle
"Truths. . . as universal as any Euripides might have contemplated."--Washington Post
"A masterful tale of deadly rivalries."--New Orleans Times-Picayune
"A thrilling read filled with a complex and unpredictable plot."--Daily Mississippian
A rich gumbo of incest and longing that simmers with tension. --Playboy"
Gripping.... An unforgettable look at the effects of generations of bad blood between two families. --Booklist (starred review)"
A masterful tale of deadly rivalries. --New Orleans Times-Picayune"
Biguenet s calm, lucid prose is consistently entrancing. --New York Times Book Review"
Biguenet explores with startling honesty the virtues and flaws that reveal themselves when we encounter extraordinary situations. --Yale Review of Books"
An astonishing, occasionally daunting imagination. --Minneapolis Star-Tribune"
An outstanding first novel. . . full of mollusks, menace, and murder. --Esquire"
A thrilling read filled with a complex and unpredictable plot. --Daily Mississippian"
[Oyster] unfolds like a Rube Goldberg blueprint, whose complicated network entwines the lives of two families. --San Francisco Chronicle"
Truths. . . as universal as any Euripides might have contemplated. --Washington Post"
Suspenseful and intriguing, with a sultry atmosphere and seething passions. --USA Today"
This remarkable first novel by Biguenet . . . [is] captivating from start to finish. --Library Journal"
Biguenet catches the scents and sounds of the bayou, and his characters bristle with a dark intensity. --New York Times"
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"Biguenet.catches the scents and sounds of the bayou, and his characters bristle with a dark intensity." -- New York Times
"Biguenet explores with startling honesty the virtues and flaws that reveal themselves when we encounter extraordinary situations."--Yale Review of Books
"This remarkable first novel by Biguenet . . . [is] captivating from start to finish."--Library Journal
"An outstanding first novel. . . full of mollusks, menace, and murder."--Esquire
"An astonishing, occasionally daunting imagination."--Minneapolis Star-Tribune
"A rich gumbo of incest and longing that simmers with tension."--Playboy
"Gripping.... An unforgettable look at the effects of generations of bad blood between two families."--Booklist (starred review)
"Suspenseful and intriguing, with a sultry atmosphere and seething passions."--USA Today
"Biguenet's calm, lucid prose is consistently entrancing."--New York Times Book Review
"Biguenet...catches the scents and sounds of the bayou, and his characters bristle with a dark intensity."--New York Times
"[Oyster] unfolds like a Rube Goldberg blueprint, ... whose complicated network ... entwines the lives of two families."--San Francisco Chronicle
"Truths. . . as universal as any Euripides might have contemplated."--Washington Post
"A masterful tale of deadly rivalries."--New Orleans Times-Picayune
"A thrilling read filled with a complex and unpredictable plot."--Daily Mississippian
A rich gumbo of incest and longing that simmers with tension. --Playboy"
Gripping.... An unforgettable look at the effects of generations of bad blood between two families. --Booklist (starred review)"
A masterful tale of deadly rivalries. --New Orleans Times-Picayune"
Biguenet s calm, lucid prose is consistently entrancing. --New York Times Book Review"
Biguenet explores with startling honesty the virtues and flaws that reveal themselves when we encounter extraordinary situations. --Yale Review of Books"
An astonishing, occasionally daunting imagination. --Minneapolis Star-Tribune"
An outstanding first novel. . . full of mollusks, menace, and murder. --Esquire"
A thrilling read filled with a complex and unpredictable plot. --Daily Mississippian"
[Oyster] unfolds like a Rube Goldberg blueprint, whose complicated network entwines the lives of two families. --San Francisco Chronicle"
Truths. . . as universal as any Euripides might have contemplated. --Washington Post"
Suspenseful and intriguing, with a sultry atmosphere and seething passions. --USA Today"
This remarkable first novel by Biguenet . . . [is] captivating from start to finish. --Library Journal"
Biguenet catches the scents and sounds of the bayou, and his characters bristle with a dark intensity. --New York Times"
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- PublisherEcco Pr
- Publication date2002
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- ISBN 13 9780060198367
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