Haven Kimmel

Something Rising (Light and Swift)

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Cassie Claiborne's world is riddled with problems beyond her control: her hard-living, pool-shooting father has another wife; her mother can't seem to move herself mentally away from the kitchen window; and her sister Belle is a tempest of fragility and brilliance. Frustrated by her inability to care for so many, Cassie finds in the local pool hall an oasis of green felt where she can master objects and restrain her emotions.As Cassie grows up, she takes on the thankless role of family provider by working odd jobs and hustling pool. All the while she keeps her eye on the ultimate prize: wringing suitable justice from past wrongs and freeing h… Mehr

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ISBN: 978-0-7432-4777-1
EAN: 9780743247771
Produktnummer: 19232719
Verlag: Simon & Schuster N.Y.
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2005
Seitenangabe: 288 S.
Gattung: a Novel
Ausstattung: Trade Paperback
Masse: H21.4 cm x B14.0 cm x D1.8 cm 372 g
Gewicht: 372

Über den Autor

Haven Kimmel is the author of The Used World, She Got Up Off the Couch, Something Rising (Light and Swift), The Solace of Leaving Early, and A Girl Named Zippy. She studied English and creative writing at Ball State University and North Carolina State University and attended seminary at the Earlham School of Religion. She lives in Durham, N.C.