Shelter A Novel

Name: Shelter A Novel
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ISBN: 9780375727399

ISBN-10: 0375727396

ISBN-13: 9780375727399

Edition: 2002

Authors: Jayne Anne Phillips

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In a West Virginia forest in 1963, a group of children at summer camp enter a foreboding Eden and experience an unexpected rite of passage. Shelter is an astonishing portrayal of an American loss of innocence as witnessed by a mysterious drifter named Parson, two young sisters, Lenny and Alma, and a feral boy called Buddy. Together they come to understand bravery and the importance of compassion. Phillips unearths a dangerous beauty in this primeval terrain and in the hearts of her characters. Lies, secrets, erotic initiations, and the bonds of love between friends, families, and generations are transformed in a leafy wilderness undiminished by societal rules and dilemmas. Cast in Phillips’…

Book details

List price: $16.95
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Publication date: 12/3/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 336
Size: 5.20" wide x 8.05" long x 0.66" tall
Weight: 0.638
Language: English