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Title:
Back Roads
Genre:
Fiction
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Series Order:
0
Binding:
Hardcover
Narrative:
First Person
Type of Book:
Fiction
Number of Pages:
338
Number of Chapters:
20
Date Added:
2018-06-26 18:04:30
Synopsis:
Harley Altmyer, the heartbreaking and lovable hero of Tawni O’Dell‘s riveting debut novel, should be in college drinking Rolling Rock and chasing girls. He should be freed from his stifling coal town, with its lack of jobs and no sense of humor. Instead, he’s marooned in the Pennsylvania backwoods caring for his three beloved but unruly younger sisters. He has, at best, a shaky hold on the vicissitudes of daycare, mac & cheese dinners, and visits to a once-devoted mother who seems not only resigned, but glad to hand over the reins of motherhood to her son. As he sees it, his life is “lousy with women. All ages, shapes, sizes and levels of purity.“ Frustrated, overwhelmed, and utterly endearing, he’s a guy in an impossible situation: an orphan with the responsibilities of an adult and the fiery, aggressive libido of a teenager.
Life is further complicated when he develops in an obsession with the sexy, melancholic mother of two down the road. He wants Callie Mercer so badly he fears he will explode. Family secrets and the unspoken truths long held at bay collide with his obsession, unearthing a series of staggering surprises. In the face of each unexpected family revelation and through every wrenching ordeal, the unforgettable Harley instantly wins your heart doing the best he can to hold it all together. In the end, he could never know that his endearing humor, his love for his sisters, and his bumbling heroics would redeem them all.
Life is further complicated when he develops in an obsession with the sexy, melancholic mother of two down the road. He wants Callie Mercer so badly he fears he will explode. Family secrets and the unspoken truths long held at bay collide with his obsession, unearthing a series of staggering surprises. In the face of each unexpected family revelation and through every wrenching ordeal, the unforgettable Harley instantly wins your heart doing the best he can to hold it all together. In the end, he could never know that his endearing humor, his love for his sisters, and his bumbling heroics would redeem them all.
Author:
Tawni O’Dell
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Publisher:
Viking
Barcode:
9780670894185
Country:
United States
Place of Printing:
375 Hudson Street, New York, NY 10014
Publication Date:
2000-03-28
Publication Year:
1999
Copyright Year:
2000
Number of Copies:
1
Language:
English
Publisher Location:
New York, NY
Has Dustcover:
Yes
Automatic Estimated Value:
~$4.04
Automatic Estimated Date:
2026-02-28
Date Added:
2018-06-26 18:04:30
