Showing results by author "Tiffany McDaniel" in All Categories

Born in a bathtub in 1954 to a white mother and a Cherokee father, Betty Carpenter is the sixth of eight siblings. The world they inhabit in the rural town of Breathed, Ohio, is one of poverty and violence—both from outside the family and, devastatingly, from within. But despite the hardships she faces, Betty is resilient. Her curiosity about the natural world, her fierce love for her sisters, and her father’s brilliant stories are kindling for the fire of her own imagination, and in the face of all to which she bears witness, Betty discovers an escape: she begins to write.

Sal seems to appear out of nowhere - a bruised and tattered 13-year-old boy claiming to be the devil himself answering an invitation. Fielding Bliss, the son of a local prosecutor, brings him home, where he's welcomed into the Bliss family, who assume he's a runaway from a nearby farm town. When word spreads that the devil has come to Breathed, not everyone is happy to welcome this self-proclaimed fallen angel. Murmurs follow him, and tensions rise along with the temperatures as an unbearable heat wave rolls into town right along with him.

Arcade and Daffodil are twins born one minute apart. With their fiery red hair and thirst for escape, they form an unbreakable bond nurtured by their grandmother’s stories. Together, they disappear into their imaginations and forge a world all their own.

Born in a bathtub in 1954 to a Cherokee father and white mother, Betty is the sixth of eight siblings. The world they inhabit is one of poverty and violence - both from outside the family and also, devastatingly, from within. When her family's darkest secrets are brought to light, Betty has no choice but to reckon with the brutal history hiding in the hills, as well as the heart-wrenching cruelties and incredible characters she encounters in her rural town of Breathed, Ohio.

"Ce livre est à la fois une danse, un chant et un éclat de lune, mais par-dessus tout, l'histoire qu'il raconte est, et restera à jamais, celle de la Petite Indienne." La Petite Indienne, c'est Betty Carpenter, née dans une baignoire, sixième de huit enfants. Sa famille vit en marge de la société car, si sa mère est blanche, son père est cherokee. Lorsque les Carpenter s'installent dans la petite ville de Breathed, après des années d'errance, le paysage luxuriant de l'Ohio semble leur apporter la paix.

« La chaleur est arrivée avec le diable. » Été 1984 à Breathed, Ohio. Hanté par la lutte entre le bien et le mal, le procureur Autopsy Bliss publie une annonce dans le journal local : il invite le diable à venir lui rendre visite. Le lendemain, son fils Fielding découvre un jeune garçon à la peau noire et aux yeux d'un vert intense planté devant le tribunal, qui se présente comme le diable en personne.

Arcade and Daffodil are twin sisters born one minute apart. But no matter how hard they try, Arc and Daffy can't escape the generational ghosts that haunt their family. Years later, as the sisters wrestle with the memories of their early life, a local woman is discovered dead in the river. Soon, more bodies are left floating in the water, and as the killer circles ever closer, Arc's promise to keep herself and her sister safe becomes increasingly desperate.

Per il giovane Fielding Bliss l'estate è il 1984 sarà l'estate che cambierà per sempre la sua esistenza e quella di tutti gli abitanti di Breathed, Ohio. Qui, in una giornata dal caldo torrido, il diavolo arriva rispondendo all'invito pubblicato sul giornale locale da Autopsy Bliss sotto le spoglie di un tredicenne dalla pelle nera e dalle iridi verdi come foglie. Un'afa incredibile scioglie i gelati e i pensieri e confonde i rapporti e le certezze, il senso del bene e del male, dell'amore e della sofferenza, della fiducia reciproca e della paura.