Book Review

Bastard Out of Carolina (1992)

Dorothy Allison
Reviewed by Suzanne Ruta | Mar 26, 1993
EW's GRADE
A

Details Writer: Dorothy Allison; Genre: Fiction; Publisher: E.P. Dutton

In Bastard Out of Carolina, twelve-year-old Bone Boatwright survives by leaning on the love of her aunts, the solace of gospel music, and the same ferocious intelligence that shapes Dorothy Allison's powerful first novel, a finalist for last year's National Book Award for fiction. A

Originally posted Mar 26, 1993 Published in issue #163 Mar 26, 1993 Order article reprints
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