Book summaryLana Franklin tells the story of her family's disintigration from the time she is six until well into her adolescence. In tight, short chapters and believable prose Lana watches her incestuous father, Floyd, a WWII veteran, slowly lose everything, while she and her sister play a game called the Old Man's Gone for Good, in which they imagine his death in a variety of unpleasant ways. Media reviews"From the first propulsive words of Carmel Valley writer Lisa Vice's debut novel, 'Reckless Driver', readers know they're in for a breathtaking ride with a powerful stylist." |
Reckless Driverby Vice, Lisa(1st thus)
Book desription: NY: Penguin/Plume, 1996. (1st thus). Trade Paperback. FINE. "A father loses his mind. A mother is self-absorbed, thoughtless and cruel. A young girl is at their mercy...rural 1960s Indiana" Tight, bright, clean & square. Slight edgewear. 1/4" rip at top of spine back hinge. ISBN: 0452272610.
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