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October 22, 2023 | History
An edition of Where the line bleeds (2008)

Where the line bleeds

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"Twin brothers struggle with the responsibilities of adulthood and family in the post-Katrina Mississippi Gulf coast"--Provided by publisher.

Publish Date
Publisher
Bolden
Language
English
Pages
241

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Edition Availability
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2018, Scribner
in English
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Where the Line Bleeds: A Novel
2018, Scribner
in English
Cover of: Where the Line Bleeds
Where the Line Bleeds
2018, Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
in English
Cover of: Where the line bleeds
Where the line bleeds
2018, Wheeler Publishing Large Print
in English - Large print edition.
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Where the Line Bleeds
2018, Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
in English
Cover of: Where the Line Bleeds
Where the Line Bleeds
2009, Agate Publishing, Incorporated
in English
Cover of: Where the line bleeds
Where the line bleeds
2008, Bolden
in English

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Edition Notes

Published in
Chicago
Genre
Fiction.

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
813/.6
Library of Congress
PS3623.A7323 W47 2008, PS3623.A7323W47 2008

The Physical Object

Pagination
p. cm.
Number of pages
241

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL16885669M
Internet Archive
wherelinebleeds0000ward
ISBN 13
9781932841381
LCCN
2008021651
OCLC/WorldCat
223918265
Library Thing
5567488
Goodreads
3931153

Work Description

Synopsis: "Joshua and Christophe are twins, raised by a blind grandmother and a large extended family in rural Bois Sauvage, on Mississippi's Gulf Coast. They've just finished high school and need to find jobs, but after Katrina, it's not easy. Joshua gets work on the docks, but Christophe's not so lucky and starts to sell drugs. Christophe's downward spiral is accelerated first by crack, then by the reappearance of the twins' parents: Cille, who left for a better job, and Sandman, a dangerous addict. Sandman taunts Christophe, eventually provoking a shocking confrontation that will ultimately damn or save both twins. Where the Line Bleeds takes place over the course of a single, life-changing summer. It is a delicate and closely observed portrait of fraternal love and strife, of the relentless grind of poverty, of the toll of addiction on a family, and of the bonds that can sustain or torment us. Bois Sauvage, based on Ward's own hometown, is a character in its own right, as stiflingly hot and as rich with history as it is bereft of opportunity. Ward's "lushly descriptive prose ... and her prodigious talent and fearless portrayal of a world too often overlooked" (Essence) make this novel an essential addition to her incredible body of work"--

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