Ellen Foster (Oprah's Book Club)
| Author | : Kaye Gibbons |
| Publisher | : Algonquin Books |
| Total Pages | : 165 |
| Release | : 2012-10-17 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781616203085 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1616203080 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (080 Downloads) |
Download or read book Ellen Foster (Oprah's Book Club) written by Kaye Gibbons and published by Algonquin Books. This book was released on 2012-10-17 with total page 165 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Filled with lively humor, compassion, and intimacy." —Alice Hoffman, The New York Times Book Review "When I was little I would think of ways to kill my daddy." With that opening sentence we enter the childhood world of one of the most appealing young heroines in contemporary fiction. Her courage, her humor, and her wisdom are unforgettable as she tells her own story with stunning honesty and insight. An Oprah Book Club selection, this powerful novel has become an American classic. Winner of the American Academy of Arts and Letters' Sue Kaufman Prize for First Fiction and the Ernest Hemingway Foundation's Citation for Fiction.
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