Rattlebone

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.

Author: Maxine Clair
Publisher: McNally Editions
Published: 06/28/2022
Pages: 208
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 8.43h x 4.96w x 0.55d
ISBN13: 9781946022462
ISBN10: 1946022462
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Literary
- Fiction | Small Town & Rural
- Fiction | African American & Black | Women