Salvage the Bones
A Novel
by Jesmyn Ward
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Recommended by 1 source and appears in Environmental Science, True Story, and Fiction.
A hurricane is building over the Gulf of Mexico, threatening the coastal town of Bois Sauvage, Mississippi, and Esch's father is growing concerned. A hard drinker, largely absent, he doesn't show concern for much else. Esch and her three brothers are stocking food, but there isn't much to save. Lately, Esch can't keep down what food she gets; she's...
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Recommended by 1 source and appears in Environmental Science, True Story, and Fiction.
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Celeste Ng
“#DailyBookAndIndie 16, the book: MEN WE REAPED, by Jesmyn Ward. You may know her fictionif you don't, get SING, UNBURIED, SING and SALVAGE THE BONES asapbut this searing memoir, about the deaths of five men in Ward's life (including her brother) is a mustread.”
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