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Bastard out of Carolina /

Bone, an illegitimate child in a family of social outcasts, sees her mother's happiness with her new husband and will not tell when the stepfather begins abusing her in the 1950s.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Allison, Dorothy, 1949- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Dutton, 1992.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Child abuse > Fiction.
Lesbians > Fiction.
Poverty > Fiction.
Greenville County (S.C.) > Fiction.
Child abuse > South Carolina > Fiction.
Child abuse.
Lesbians.
Poverty.
South Carolina > Greenville County.
Lesbian fiction.
Allegories.
Domestic fiction.
Fiction.
Online Access:Contributor biographical information
Description
Summary:Bone, an illegitimate child in a family of social outcasts, sees her mother's happiness with her new husband and will not tell when the stepfather begins abusing her in the 1950s.
Item Description:The Cushing Library/Women & Gender Studies copy was acquired as part of The Don Kelly Research Collection of Gay Literature and Culture.
The Cushing Library/Women & Gender Studies copy is signed by the author.
Physical Description:309 pages ; 23 cm
Awards:Ferro Grumley Award, 1993.
ISBN:0525934251
9780525934257
0452269571
9780452269576
0452287057
9780452287051