The Kept

Description: Please refer to the section BELOW (and NOT ABOVE) this line for the product details - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Title:The KeptISBN13:9780062236654ISBN10:0062236652Author:Scott, James (Author)Description:Set In Rural New York State At The Turn Of The Twentieth Century, The Kept Is The Superb Literary Debut By James Scott --A Propulsive Novel Reminiscent Of The Works Of Michael Ondaatje, Cormac Mccarthy, And Bonnie Jo Campbell, In Which A Mother And Her Young Son Embark On A Quest To Avenge A Terrible And Violent Tragedy That Has Shattered Their Secluded Family In The Winter Of 1897, A Trio Of Killers Descends Upon An Isolated Farm In Upstate New York Midwife Elspeth Howell Returns Home To The Carnage: Her Husband, And Four Of Her Children, Murdered Before She Can Discover Her Remaining Son Caleb, Alive And Hiding In The Kitchen Pantry, Another Shot Rings Out Over The Snow-Covered Valley Twelve-Year-Old Caleb Must Tend To His Mother Until She Recovers Enough For Them To Take To The Frozen Wilderness In Search Of The Men Responsible A Scorching Portrait Of A Merciless World--Of Guilt And Lost Innocence, Atonement And Retribution, Resilience And Sacrifice, Pregnant Obsession And Primal Adolescence--The Kept Introduces An Old-Beyond-His-Years Protagonist As Indelible And Heartbreaking As Mattie Ross Of True Grit Or Jimmy Blevins Of All The Pretty Horses, As Well As A Shape-Shifting Mother As Enigmatic And Mysterious As A Character Drawn By Russell Banks Or Marilynne Robinson Binding:Paperback, PaperbackPublisher:Harper PerennialPublication Date:2015-01-06Weight:0.6 lbsDimensions:0.9'' H x 8.4'' L x 4.9'' WNumber of Pages:384Language:English

Price: 14.98 USD

Location: USA

End Time: 2024-07-25T18:39:04.000Z

Shipping Cost: 0 USD