In this powerful and gritty first novel, Steve Yarbrough takes us into the deep-South world of Ned Rose, who works nights checking the oxygen levels in fish-farm ponds and does all the dirty work his wealthy boss requires. He silently shares the family home with his sister Daze, who is nearly blinded by bitterness, obsessed with her mother's reputation as a loose, lustful woman. Since his angry teenage years as a scholarship student at a posh, segregated school, Ned's life has been marred by a violence that erupts loudly ...
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In this powerful and gritty first novel, Steve Yarbrough takes us into the deep-South world of Ned Rose, who works nights checking the oxygen levels in fish-farm ponds and does all the dirty work his wealthy boss requires. He silently shares the family home with his sister Daze, who is nearly blinded by bitterness, obsessed with her mother's reputation as a loose, lustful woman. Since his angry teenage years as a scholarship student at a posh, segregated school, Ned's life has been marred by a violence that erupts loudly and quickly disappears, leaving him filled with secrets and regret. When one last hope for deliverance emerges, however, both brother and sister are forced to come to terms with their heritage.
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Very Good. Very Good condition. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.
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Fine. Dust Jacket Included. Book 1878448854 First edition. First printing. NOT inscribed clipped or marked in anyway. Signed on the title page. Securely wrapped and shipped in a box. Fine/Fine.
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Fine in fine dust jacket. SIGNED by author on title page (signature and date only). 1st edition, 3rd printing. Essentially as new. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 280 p. Audience: General/trade. By the Mississippi Authors Award-, California Book Award-, and Mississippi Institute of Arts and Letters Award-winning author of 'Prisoners of War' and 'The Realm of Last Chances'. Where possible, all books come with dust jacket in a protective mylar sleeve, sealed in a ziplock bag, wrapped in bubble wrap, shipped in a box.
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Very Good. Signed by author on title page. Dust jacket and book are clean, has a very good binding, no marks or notations. Dust jacket is wrapped in a protective mylar sleeve. HB HS.
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Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1878448854. Signed by Yarbrough on the title page. A first novel about revenge, reconciliation, and redemption in the Mississippi Delta.; 280 pages; Signed by Author.