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Back Roads
by Tawni O'Dell
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Times are tough in the Altmyer family. With the maniacally abusive Mr. Altmyer dead and Mrs. Altmyer serving time for his murder, adolescent, hormone-raging Harley has just inherited the role of caretaker for his three younger sisters. Told from Harley's point of view, this debut novel set in a rural Pennsylvania mining town tells of his experiences as a teenage father figure, a lover of an older single mother, and a primary suspect in a brutal murder.
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9780670887606,
Hardcover,
Penguin USA,
2000
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9780694522910,
Audio Cassette,
Harperaudio,
2000
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9780451202345,
Paperback,
Signet,
2001
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9780670894185,
Hardcover,
Penguin USA,
2000
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9780451212450,
Paperback,
New Amer Library,
2004
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9780786227549,
Hardcover,
Thorndike Pr,
2000
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9780786227624,
Paperback,
Thorndike Pr,
2001
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Publisher Notes
With his mother in jail for killing his abusive father, nineteen-year-old Harley Altmyer cares for his three sisters in a small Pennsylvania coal town, but despite his responsibilities, he is still a teenage boy and lusts after the mother of two who lives down the road.
Media Reviews
"A strong, thoughtful first novel that hews to time-honored fiction traditions, rooting a voyage of personal discovery in beautifully rendered particulars of character and place."
First Line
All those times me and Skip tried to kill his little brother, Donny, were just for fun.
Customer Reviews
on Nov 12 2004, natluvsbooks said:
"I read this in one sitting. It's a captivating and unusual story of a family's life in Kentucky. An amazing first novel for Tawni O'Dell (and a personal favorite of Nat's)."
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