The year is 1963 in small-town Summit, Kentucky, and the tomboyish Josephine Margaret Butler -- better known as Jos -- is the second oldest child in her large, poor family. Too smart for her own good, Jos, with her sister Ellie, must deal with running the household and caring for their siblings and difficult father after their mother retreats into herself following a miscarriage. At the same time that mounting tension over race relations and the Vietnam War begin to reach her insular hometown, Jos starts to act upon her ...
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The year is 1963 in small-town Summit, Kentucky, and the tomboyish Josephine Margaret Butler -- better known as Jos -- is the second oldest child in her large, poor family. Too smart for her own good, Jos, with her sister Ellie, must deal with running the household and caring for their siblings and difficult father after their mother retreats into herself following a miscarriage. At the same time that mounting tension over race relations and the Vietnam War begin to reach her insular hometown, Jos starts to act upon her secret passion for women. Over the course of one year, the stifling dynamic of her family and the town's resistance to the era's sweeping changes leave Jos only one route of escape: her intellect.
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New in New jacket. Book. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. First edition, stated first printing. Hard cover binding, 498 pp. Winner of the Lambda Literary Award. Author's third book. New in new dustjacket.
