'Wait. Patient. Now. Not long. Good girl. Wait here. Brave girl. Think of it as a vacation.' 'Back in a jiffy.' Big Bend, population 500, South Dakota, 1988. Eight-year-old Tiny Mite lives in a ramshackle farmhouse next to her grandfather's crashed airplane and the pine tree where she trains as a spy. Goddamn is her favourite word. Taking pictures with her camera made of aluminium foil and a tin can is her new big thing. She lives with Bee, her apocalypse-obsessed grandmother and Luvie, her hard-drinking great-aunt. And then there's her mother Velvet, beautiful and desperate, still in love with her high school boyfriend who she left to have a brief fling with Tiny Mite's absent father. One night, Tiny Mite hears a cry, but it's not what she imagines. And nothing will ever be the same. Six years later, Clea won't let anyone call her Tiny Mite anymore. Luvie has fallen in love with a pastor, and Bee's health is failing. Velvet is gone, and nobody except Bee, who can't bring herself to turn her back on her daughter, will even mention her name. Containing a wonderfully engaging and eccentric cast of characters who live long in the memory, this is the story of mothers and daughters, people bound by blood and geography, moments captured and lifetimes lost, and things never quite turning out as expected.
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Alyssa Warren grew up in South Dakota, completed a BA in English Literature at Westmont College, Santa Barbara, and an MA at the University of Sydney, Australia. She is an artist, printmaker, and photographer.
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Paperback. Etat : New. ''Wait. Patient. Now. Not long. Good girl. Wait here. Brave girl. Back in a jiffy. Think of it as a vacation.''Big Bend, population 500. South Dakota, 1988. Eight-year-old Tiny Mite lives in a ramshackle farmhouse next to her grandfather's crashed airplane and the pine tree where she trains as a spy. Goddamn is her favourite word. Taking pictures with a homemade camera is her new big thing. She lives with Bee, her apocalypse-obsessed grandmother and Luvie, her hard-drinking great-aunt. And then there's her mother, Velvet - beautiful, heartbroken, desperate, impulsive. One night, Tiny Mite goes to the basement and hears a cry, but it's not what she imagines and nothing will ever be the same.Six years later, Clea won't let anyone call her Tiny Mite anymore. Luvie is sober and Bee's health is failing. Velvet has been gone for years, and nobody except Bee will even mention her name. Alone, angry and dressed in her grandfather's old hunting clothes, Clea mopes through ditches and fields taking photographs until she hatches a plan with another loner, a boy with an unspeakable past.This is a story of mothers and daughters. Of people tied by blood and home. Of moments captured and lifetimes lost. And of things never quite turning out as expected.''Not The Only Sky is not only beautifully and poignantly written, but also provides fascinating insights into life in rural America. Alyssa Warren captures perfectly the profound vulnerability of her characters, particularly that of Tiny Mite and her mother Velvet. Tiny Mite's voice is highly original, as she gives meaning to a life and childhood experiences that might otherwise be impossible to make sense of.''- JULIET CONLIN, author of The Uncommon Life of Alfred Warner in Six Days. N° de réf. du vendeur LU-9781785300905
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Paperback. Etat : new. Paperback. 'Wait. Patient. Now. Not long. Good girl. Wait here. Brave girl. Think of it as a vacation.'Big Bend, population 500, South Dakota, 1988. Eight-year-old Tiny Mite lives in a ramshackle farmhouse next to her grandfather's crashed airplane and the pine tree where she trains as a spy. Goddamn is her favourite word. Taking pictures with her camera made of aluminium foil and a tin can is her new big thing. She lives with Bee, her apocalypse-obsessed grandmother, and Luvie, her hard-drinking great-aunt. And then there's her mother Velvet, beautiful and desperate, still in love with her high school boyfriend who she left to have a brief fling with Tiny Mite's absent father. One night, Tiny Mite hears a cry, but it's not what she imagines. And nothing will ever be the same. Six years later, Clea won't let anyone call her Tiny Mite anymore. Luvie has fallen in love with a pastor, and Bee's health is failing. Velvet is gone, and nobody except Bee, who can't bring herself to turn her back on her daughter, will even mention her name. With a wonderfully engaging and eccentric cast of characters who live long in the memory, this is the story of mothers and daughters, people bound by blood and geography, moments captured and lifetimes lost, and things never quite turning out as expected. One night, Tiny Mite goes to the basement and hears a cry, but its not what she imagines and nothing will ever be the same.Six years later, Clea wont let anyone call her Tiny Mite anymore. Alyssa Warren captures perfectly the profound vulnerability of her characters, particularly that of Tiny Mite and her mother Velvet. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. N° de réf. du vendeur 9781785300905
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