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Description for Weightless
paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 24. Weight in Grams: 248. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Adamsville wasn't a place that people came to. It was a place you were from, where you were born, where you were raised, where you stayed... Before Carolyn Lessing arrived, nothing much had ever happened in Adamsville, Alabama. Each week, at dinner tables and in the high school assembly, everyone would pray for the football team to win. Each year, the Adams High hotlist would be updated, and girls would rise and fall within its ranks. Each day, everyone lived by the unwritten rules that cheerleaders did not hang out with the swim team, seniors did not ... Read more
Adamsville wasn't a place that people came to. It was a place you were from, where you were born, where you were raised, where you stayed... Before Carolyn Lessing arrived, nothing much had ever happened in Adamsville, Alabama. Each week, at dinner tables and in the high school assembly, everyone would pray for the football team to win. Each year, the Adams High hotlist would be updated, and girls would rise and fall within its ranks. Each day, everyone lived by the unwritten rules that cheerleaders did not hang out with the swim team, seniors did not ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781408856314
SKU
KMK0022436
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About Sarah Bannan
Sarah Bannan, was born in 1978 in upstate New York. She moved frequently when she was growing up, living in Texas, in Florida and in Alabama, where she attended high school. She graduated from Georgetown University in 2000 and then moved to Ireland, where she has lived ever since. She has worked in various roles in the arts and, since ... Read more
Reviews for Weightless
Riveting, agile and beautifully judged, this is one of those essential stories that will capture the imagination of different generations of readers. Sarah Bannan bears witness to the dark core of youth culture and yet manages to find meaning even in the anonymous corners. A superb debut novel
Colum McCann
A provocative and timely novel that unsettles the ... Read more
Colum McCann
A provocative and timely novel that unsettles the ... Read more