Gal: A True Life Hardcover - 1994
by Ruthie Mae Bolton
A story of agony and inspiration, Gal, written pseudonymously, tells of a young, black girl, raised by her abusive grandfather, who remained steadfast in her determination to succeed, despite seemingly impossible odds.
Summary
First line
now, all the streets are paved.
From the rear cover
Ruthie Bolton was born January 6, 1961, in the Hungry Neck section of Charleston, South Carolina. At the time her mother was thirteen; she has never known who her father was. Her mother was the wandering kind, so Ruthie - nicknamed "Gal" by her step-grandfather - was raised in her grandparents' home. One day Grandmama died as a result of a severe beating by her husband - it occurred to no one to call this to the attention of the authorities - and Gal was left in the brutal hands of her granddaddy, who also beat her unmercifully. Ruthie began to steal things in school and developed a stutter; she drank and smoked dope. But she resolutely stuck with her education and graduated from high school, which was likely her salvation, for today Ruthie is happily married, with children and a fine job. At last, she is at peace - with herself, and even with the memory of her grandfather. It is nigh impossible to convey the astonishingly eloquent simplicity of Ruthie's witnessing to her time. Here is an absolutely remarkable document, as touching as it is painful, as ageless as it is timely.
Details
- Title Gal: A True Life
- Author Ruthie Mae Bolton
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First Edition
- Pages 288
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Mariner Books, New York
- Date May 23, 1994
- ISBN 9780151001040 / 0151001049
- Weight 1.32 lbs (0.60 kg)
- Dimensions 9.25 x 6.3 x 1.07 in (23.50 x 16.00 x 2.72 cm)
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 1950-1999
- Cultural Region: Deep South
- Cultural Region: South Atlantic
- Cultural Region: Southeast U.S.
- Cultural Region: South
- Ethnic Orientation: African American
- Geographic Orientation: South Carolina
- Locality: Charleston, South Carolina
- Sex & Gender: Feminine
- Library of Congress subjects Charleston (S.C.), Bolton, Ruthie
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 93043705
- Dewey Decimal Code B
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Citations
- Booklist, 06/01/1994, Page 1759
- Library Journal, 05/01/1994, Page 126
- Publishers Weekly, 04/11/1994, Page 50
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