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$4.39The Story
From the acclaimed author ofĀ The Poisonwood Bible and The Bean Trees,Ā a brilliant novel that enthralls, compels, and captures the heart as it evokes a young heroās unforgettable journey to maturity
Set in the mountains of southern Appalachia, Demon Copperhead is the story of a boy born to a teenaged single mother in a single-wide trailer, with no assets beyond his dead fatherās good looks and copper-colored hair, a caustic wit, and a fierce talent for survival. Relayed in his own unsparing voice, Demon braves the modern perils of foster care, child labor, derelict schools, athletic success, addiction, disastrous loves, and crushing losses. Through all of it, he reckons with his own invisibility in a popular culture where even the superheroes have abandoned rural people in favor of cities.
Many generations ago, Charles Dickens wroteĀ David CopperfieldĀ from his experience as a survivor of institutional poverty and its damages to children in his society. Those problems have yet to be solved in ours. Dickens is not a prerequisite for readers of this novel, but he provided its inspiration. In transposing a Victorian epic novel to the contemporary American South, Barbara Kingsolver enlists Dickensā anger and compassion, and above all, his faith in the transformative powers of a good story.Ā Demon CopperheadĀ speaks for a new generation of lost boys, and all those born into beautiful, cursed places they canāt imagine leaving behind.
Paperback | 560 pages | 5.31" x 8.00"
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From the acclaimed author ofĀ The Poisonwood Bible and The Bean Trees,Ā a brilliant novel that enthralls, compels, and captures the heart as it evokes a young heroās unforgettable journey to maturity
Set in the mountains of southern Appalachia, Demon Copperhead is the story of a boy born to a teenaged single mother in a single-wide trailer, with no assets beyond his dead fatherās good looks and copper-colored hair, a caustic wit, and a fierce talent for survival. Relayed in his own unsparing voice, Demon braves the modern perils of foster care, child labor, derelict schools, athletic success, addiction, disastrous loves, and crushing losses. Through all of it, he reckons with his own invisibility in a popular culture where even the superheroes have abandoned rural people in favor of cities.
Many generations ago, Charles Dickens wroteĀ David CopperfieldĀ from his experience as a survivor of institutional poverty and its damages to children in his society. Those problems have yet to be solved in ours. Dickens is not a prerequisite for readers of this novel, but he provided its inspiration. In transposing a Victorian epic novel to the contemporary American South, Barbara Kingsolver enlists Dickensā anger and compassion, and above all, his faith in the transformative powers of a good story.Ā Demon CopperheadĀ speaks for a new generation of lost boys, and all those born into beautiful, cursed places they canāt imagine leaving behind.
Paperback | 560 pages | 5.31" x 8.00"
