Durable Goods

by Elizabeth Berg

2020-04-22 05:20:15

On the hot Texas army base she calls home, Katie spends the lazy days of her summer waiting: waiting to grow up; waiting for Dickie Mack to fall in love with her; waiting for her breasts to blossom; waiting for the beatings to stop. Since their mothe... Read more
On the hot Texas army base she calls home, Katie spends the lazy days of her summer waiting: waiting to grow up; waiting for Dickie Mack to fall in love with her; waiting for her breasts to blossom; waiting for the beatings to stop. Since their mother died, Katie and her older sister, Diane, have struggled to understand their increasingly distant, often violent father. While Diane escapes into the arms of her boyfriend, Katie hides in her room or escapes to her best friend’s house—until Katie’s admiration for her strong-willed sister leads her on an adventure that transforms her life.

Written with an unerring ability to capture the sadness of growth, the pain of change, the nearly visible vibrations that connect people, this beautiful novel by the bestselling author of Open House reminds us how wonderful—and wounding—a deeper understanding of life can be. Less

Book Details

File size4.22x6.90x0.58inches
Print pages958
PublisherAvon Books
Publication date May 13, 2003
LanguageEnglish
ISBN9780380728848
Elizabeth Berg (born Dec 2, 1948) is an American novelist. Her writing career started when she won an essay contest in Parents magazine. Since her debut novel in 1993, her novels have sold in large nu...

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