Betty by Tiffany Mcdaniel

Betty by Tiffany Mcdaniel

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A stunning, lyrical novel set in the rolling foothills of the Appalachians about a young girl and the family truths that will haunt her for the rest of her life.

A girl comes of age against the knife.

So begins the story of Betty Carpenter. Born in a bathtub in 1954 to a white mother and a Cherokee father, Betty is the sixth of eight siblings. The world they inhabit in the rural town of Breathed, Ohio, is one of poverty and violence--both from outside the family and, devastatingly, from within. But despite the hardships she faces, Betty is resilient. Her curiosity about the natural world, her fierce love for her sisters, and her father's brilliant stories are kindling for the fire of her own imagination, and in the face of all to which she bears witness, Betty discovers an escape: she begins to write.

Inspired by generations of her family, Tiffany McDaniel sets out to free the past by delivering this heartbreaking yet magical story--a remarkable novel that establishes her as one of the most important voices in American fiction.

Tiffany McDaniel is a novelist, poet, and visual artist born and raised in Ohio. She is the author of The Summer That Melted Everything.

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ISBN 13	9780525657071
ISBN 10	052565707X
Title	Betty
Author	Tiffany Mcdaniel
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Alfred A. Knopf
Year published	2020-08-18
Number of pages	480
Prizes	Winner of Friends of American Writers Book Award 2021, Winner of Nautilus Award 2021, Winner of Ohioana Book Award - About Ohio or an Ohioan 2021, Winner of Society of Midland Authors Award 2021
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