Author: Rapp, Adam Edition: First Edition Binding: Hardcover Number Of Pages: 179 Release Date: 01-03-2003 Details: A harrowing new novel by Adam Rapp brings us to the depths of humanity - and powerfully dramatizes the resilience of the human spirit.On the run in a stolen car with a kidnapped baby in tow, Custis, Curl, and Boobie are three young people with deeply troubled pasts and bleak futures. As they struggle to find a new life for themselves, it becomes painfully clear that none will ever be able to leave the past behind. Yet for one, redemption is waiting in the unlikeliest of places.With the raw language of the street and lyrical, stream-of-consciousness prose, Adam Rapp hurtles the reader into a world of lost children, a world that is not for the faint of heart. Gripping, disturbing, and starkly illuminating, his hypnotic narration captures the voices of two damaged souls - a third speaks only through drawings - to tell a story of alienation, deprivation, and ultimately, the saving power of compassion. EAN: 9780763618742 Package Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.2 x 0.8 inches Languages: EnglishNew York Times No.1 Best Seller in 1934New York Times No.1 Best Seller in 1939
