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Overview

Too long unavailable, this luminous classic of small-town life in the segregated 1950s has "magic dust sprinkled over each and every page" (Veronica Chambers, New York Times Book Review). Irene Wilson knows that a "no-name invisible something" has settled over her parents' marriage and suspects her glamorous new teacher is to blame. Irene is not alone in her suspicions. In Rattlebone, a small Black town outside Kansas City in the segregated 1950s, secrets are hard to keep and growing up is a community affair. As Irene is initiated into adult passion and loss, her family story takes its place in a tightly woven tapestry of neighbors whose griefs and joys are as vivid as her own. Rattlebone is a one-of-a-kind triumph of American fiction, one that captures an entire world through the eyes of an unforgettable heroine.

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  • ISBN-13: 9781946022462
  • ISBN-10: 1946022462
  • Publisher: McNally Editions
  • Publish Date: June 2022
  • Dimensions: 8.43 x 4.96 x 0.55 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 0.7 pounds
  • Page Count: 208

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