Lark and Termite
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Lark and Termite by Jayne Anne Phillips
National BestsellerNew York Times Notable Book
Chicago Tribune, Christian Science Monitor, The Washington Post and Los Angeles Times Best Book of the Year Lark and Termite is a rich, wonderfully alive novel about seventeen year old Lark and her brother, Termite, living in West Virginia in the 1950s. Their mother, Lola, is absent, while their aunt, Nonie, raises them as her own, and Termite's father, Corporal Robert Leavitt, is caught up in the early days of the Korean War. Award-winning author Jayne Anne Phillips intertwines family secrets, dreams, and ghosts in a story about the love that unites us all.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780375701931 |
| ISBN 10 | 0375701931 |
| Title | Lark and Termite |
| Author | Jayne Anne Phillips |
| Series | Vintage Contemporaries |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Random House USA Inc |
| Year published | 2010-01-12 |
| Number of pages | 304 |
| Prizes | Short-listed for National Book Awards 2009, Short-listed for National Book Critics Circle Awards 2009 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |