Ellen Foster by Kaye Gibbons
THIS AWARD-WINNING AMERICAN CLASSIC IS AN OPRAH BOOK CLUB SELECTION 'A breathtaking first novel' WALKER PERCY 'Filled with lively humour, compassion and integrity' ALICE HOFFMAN, NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW 'A work of considerable subtlety and intellectual sophistication' JONATHAN YARDLEY, WASHINGTON POST BOOK WORLD 'When I was little I would think of ways to kill my daddy. I would figure out this or that way and run it down through my head until it got easy.' So begins the tale of Ellen Foster, the brave and engaging heroine of Kaye Gibbons's first novel, which won the Sue Kaufman Prize from the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters. The story of an eleven-year-old orphan, driven to desperation by some of the wickedest relatives in literary history, this is the story of her battle for survival. Her courage, her humour, and her wisdom are unforgettable as she tells her own story with stunning honesty and insight.
Ellen Foster is a southern Holden Caulfield, tougher perhaps, as funny. . A breathtaking first novel -- Walker Percy
Filled with lively humour, compassion and integrity . . . Ellen Foster may be the most trustworthy character in recent fiction -- Alice Hoffman * New York Times Book Review *
The story of a redoubtable girl who overcomes adversity with humor, spunk, and determination, Kaye Gibbons's first novel is a work of considerable subtlety and intellectual sophistication -- Jonathan Yardley * Washington Post Book World *
Ellen Foster is a southern Holden Caulfield, tougher perhaps, as funny ... A breathtaking first novel * WALKER PERCY *
Filled with lively humour, compassion and integrity ... ellen Foster may be the most trustworthy character in recent fiction * ALICE HOFFMAN *
Filled with lively humour, compassion and integrity . . . Ellen Foster may be the most trustworthy character in recent fiction -- Alice Hoffman * New York Times Book Review *
The story of a redoubtable girl who overcomes adversity with humor, spunk, and determination, Kaye Gibbons's first novel is a work of considerable subtlety and intellectual sophistication -- Jonathan Yardley * Washington Post Book World *
Ellen Foster is a southern Holden Caulfield, tougher perhaps, as funny ... A breathtaking first novel * WALKER PERCY *
Filled with lively humour, compassion and integrity ... ellen Foster may be the most trustworthy character in recent fiction * ALICE HOFFMAN *
Kaye Gibbons was born in 1960 in Nash County, North Carolina, on Bend of the River Road. She attended North Carolina State University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, studying American and English literature. At twenty-six years old, she wrote her first novel, Ellen Foster (1987). This was followed by many striking novels such as A Virtuous Woman (1989), Charms for the Easy Life (1993) and On the Occasion of My Last Afternoon (1998).
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| ISBN 13 | 9781860496059 |
| ISBN 10 | 1860496059 |
| Title | Ellen Foster |
| Author | Kaye Gibbons |
| Series | Virago Modern Classics |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Year published | 1998-08-06 |
| Number of pages | 144 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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