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Forms of Shelter

Perched amid the leaves of the Osage orange tree in her stepfather’s backyard, Beryl Fonteyn observes the life around her — Mama’s desperate attempts to gain Jack’s approval by writing her novel, which he mercilessly critiques; her brother Stevie’s unhealthy fascination with acting out events from the Bible; and Jack’s obsession with his bees — all the while imagining that her runaway father will one day return. But as Beryl’s adolescent turmoil collides with the confines of Jack’s eccentric home, a shattering secret will divide their loyalties — and in one irrevocable moment the home that Beryl’s family has found, their shelter in the storm, will be torn apart forever... .

  • Format
  • paperback
  • Pages
  • 336
  • Language
  • english
  • ISBN
  • 9780385340977
  • Release date
  • 2007