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Library Journal
Reviewed on October 15, 1999
This debut novel--a finalist for the Pirate's Alley/Faulkner Award--follows a child named Charlee, who is raised in barrooms by her drunken father. As she grows into a young woman, she finds herself making excuses for her father's alcoholism and her own growing irresponsible and alcoholic behavior. She settles for shallow per...Log In or Sign Up to Read More