Center of Everything
by Moriarty, Laura
Edition statement:1st pbk. ed. Published by : Hyperion (New York ) Physical details: vi, 339 p. 21 cm. ISBN:0786888458 (pbk.); 9780786888450 (pbk.).| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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From the Publisher: A dazzling debut in the tradition of Jane Hamilton and Mona Simpson. In Laura Moriarty's extraordinary first novel, a young girl tries to make sense of an unruly world spinning around her. Growing up with a single mother who is chronically out of work and dating a married man, 10-year old Evelyn Bucknow learns early how to fend for herself. Offering an affecting portrayal of a troubled mother/daughter relationship, one in which the daughter is very often expected to play the role of the adult, the novel also gives readers a searing rendering of the claustrophobia of small town Midwestern life, as seen through the eyes of a teenage girl. Evelyn must come to terms with the heartbreaking lesson of first love-that not all loves are meant to be-and determine who she is and who she wants to be. Stuck in the middle of Kansas, between best friends, and in the midst of her mother's love, Evelyn finds herself-in The Center of Everything.
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