Like Small Bones

Ruth Pettis

ISBN 10: 1877270784 / ISBN 13: 9781877270789

Published by Hazard Press, 2004

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Violet has been at odds with the world from birth - although her father loves her deeply, it is her mother's love she craves. How does she cope with her mother's unexplainable cruelty? Gerald's childhood, too, is harsh - he suffers from the taunts of his adoptive father and is denied his own mother's love. Set in a landscape that is both liberating and oppressive, this is a novel about extreme vulnerability. Like Small Bones explores the frailty of humankind and our (sometimes elusive) saving grace, the capacity for love. 144 pages.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Like Small Bones
• Publisher: Hazard Press
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1877270784
• ISBN 13: 9781877270789
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Good
• Weight: 600 grams
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Synopsis

Violet has been at odds with the world from birth - although her father loves her deeply, it is her mother's love she craves. How does she cope with her mother's unexplainable cruelty? Gerald's childhood, too, is harsh - he suffers from the taunts of his adoptive father and is denied his own mother's love. Set in a landscape that is both liberating and oppressive, this is a novel about extreme vulnerability. Like Small Bones explores the frailty of humankind and our (sometimes elusive) saving grace, the capacity for love.