All the ugly and wonderful things
"Struggling to raise her little brother Donal, eight-year-old Wavy is the only responsible adult around. Obsessed with the constellations, she finds peace in the starry night sky above the fields behind her house, until one night her star-gazing causes an accident. After witnessing his motorcycle wr...
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Thomas Dunne Book for St. Martin's Griffin,
2017.
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| Summary: | "Struggling to raise her little brother Donal, eight-year-old Wavy is the only responsible adult around. Obsessed with the constellations, she finds peace in the starry night sky above the fields behind her house, until one night her star-gazing causes an accident. After witnessing his motorcycle wreck, she forms an unusual friendship with one of her father's thugs, Kellen, a tattooed ex-con with a heart of gold. By the time Wavy is a teenager, her relationship with Kellen is the only tender thing in a brutal world of addicts and debauchery"-- "As the daughter of a drug dealer, Wavy knows not to trust people, not even her own parents. It's safer to keep her mouth shut and stay out of sight. Struggling to raise her little brother, Donal, eight-year-old Wavy is the only responsible adult around. Obsessed with the constellations, she finds peace in the starry night sky above the fields behind her house, until one night her star gazing causes an accident. After witnessing his motorcycle wreck, she forms an unusual friendship with one of her father's thugs, Kellen, a tattooed ex-con with a heart of gold. By the time Wavy is a teenager, her relationship with Kellen is the only tender thing in a brutal world of addicts and debauchery. When tragedy rips Wavy's family apart, a well-meaning aunt steps in, and what is beautiful to Wavy looks ugly under the scrutiny of the outside world. Kellen may not be innocent, but he is the fixed point in Wavy and Donal's chaotic universe. Instead of playing it safe, Wavy has to learn to fight for Kellen, for her brother, and for herself."--Provided by publisher. |
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| Physical Description: | 408 pages |
| ISBN: | 9781250153968 1250153964 |
| Author Notes: | Bryn Greenwood is a fourth-generation Kansan. She earned an MA from Kansas State University in Creative Writing and continues to work in academia as an administrator. Her novels include All the Ugly and Wonderful Things, Last Will, and Lie Lay Lain. Her short fiction has appeared in "Chiron Review", "Karamu", "The Battered Suitcase", and "Menda City Review." (Bowker Author Biography) |
