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A hurricane is building over the Gulf of Mexico, threatening the coastal town of Bois Sauvage, Mississippi, and Esch's father is growing concerned. He's a hard drinker, largely absent, and it isn't often he worries about the family. Esch and her three brothers are stockpiling food, but there isn't much to save. Lately, Esch can't keep down what food she gets; at fifteen, she has just realized that she's pregnant. Her brother Skeetah is sneaking scraps for his prized pit bull's new litter, dying one by one. Meanwhile, brothers Randall and Junior try to stake their claim in a family long on child's play and short on parenting.
As the twelve days that make up the novel's framework yield to a dramatic conclusion, this unforgettable family - motherless children sacrificing for one another as they can, protecting and nurturing where love is scarce - pulls itself up to face another day.
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Fresh and urgent (New York Times)
Masterful ... A palpable sense of desire and sorrow animates every page ... Salvage the Bones has the aura of a classic about it (Washington Post)
A brilliantly pacy adventure story ... Ward writes like a dream. A real dream: uneasy, vivid and deep as the sea (The Times)
Beautifully written ... A powerful depiction of grinding poverty, where somehow, amid the deprivation, the flame of filial affection survives and a genuine spirit of community is able to triumph over everything the system and nature can throw at it (Daily Mail)
There's something of Faulkner to Ward's grand diction (Guardian)
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WINNER OF THE 2011 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD
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- PublisherBloomsbury Publishing
- Publication date2017
- ISBN 10 1408897725
- ISBN 13 9781408897720
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Edition number1
- Number of pages272
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