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by Dorothy Allison
About 98 pages (29,502 words)
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Critical Essay #3

In the following brief review, Allen posits that Allen creates "a rich sense of family" in Bastard Out of Carolina.

Set in the rural South, this tale centers around the Boatwright family, a proud and closeknit clan known for their drinking, fighting, and womanizing. Nicknamed Bone by her Uncle Earle, Ruth Anne is the bastard child of Anney Boatwright, who has fought tirelessly to legitimize her child. When she marries Glen, a man from a good family, it appears that her prayers have been answered. However, Anney suffers a miscarriage and Glen begins drifting. He develops a contentious relationship.....

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