Sprout by Dale Peck
When Sprout and his father move from Long Island to the midst of rural Kansas after the death of his mother, he is sure he will find no friends, no love, no beauty. But friends find him, the strangeness of the landscape fascinates him, and when love shows up in an unexpected place, Sprout realises that Kansas is not quite as empty as he thought it was going to be. An incredible, literary story of a boy who knows he is gay in a the town that seems to have no place for him to hide.
'Playful and plain-spoken.. at times, hilarious' Financial Times 'A touching tale ... Sprout comes from a long tradition of American writing about alienated teenagers (obvious ancestors are Huckleberry Finn and Holden Caulfield) to which it is a highly readable addition' 3SIXTY
Dale Peck is the American novelist and journalist who is known for his acerbic wit and uncompromising critical stance. His novel Martin and John was published to huge critical acclaim over fifteen years ago. Since then, Dale has published a very frank and moving memoir of his father, What We Lost, published by Granta. Dale lives in New York City.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780747577621 |
| ISBN 10 | 0747577625 |
| Title | Sprout |
| Author | Dale Peck |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Year published | 2009-06-01 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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