Make Believe
A Novel
Contributors
By Joanna Scott
Formats and Prices
- On Sale
- Feb 20, 2001
- Page Count
- 272 pages
- Publisher
- Back Bay Books
- ISBN-13
- 9780316776660
Price
$21.99Price
$28.99 CADFormat
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- Trade Paperback $21.99 $28.99 CAD
- ebook $9.99 $12.99 CAD
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When four-year-old Bo is orphaned in the car accident that kills his mother, he becomes the focus of a fierce custody struggle and flees into himself — away from the sea of strangers — where he inhabits an eerie inner landscape.
The world of “make believe” into which we are drawn in this remarkable novel — hailed for both its lyrical prose and its profound dramatic and emotional intensity — is the world of four-year-old Bo, cast adrift in a sea of strangers as he becomes the focus of a fierce custody battle between two sets of grandparents, one black and one white.
“This is a compelling story that will leave readers haunted by Scott’s powerful moral vision.”-Publishers’ Weekly
The world of “make believe” into which we are drawn in this remarkable novel — hailed for both its lyrical prose and its profound dramatic and emotional intensity — is the world of four-year-old Bo, cast adrift in a sea of strangers as he becomes the focus of a fierce custody battle between two sets of grandparents, one black and one white.
“This is a compelling story that will leave readers haunted by Scott’s powerful moral vision.”-Publishers’ Weekly
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"Joanna Scott is the absolute cream of our generation."David Foster Wallace
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"Gripping . . . Scott keeps the narrative tension high throughout."Starr E. Smith, Library Journal
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"A risk-taking book . . . Scott just keeps getting better."Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
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