Abandoned first by his father, then by his mother, and growing up in an erotically charged household filled with cousins, aunts, and uncles, Buzzy's world is defined by loss, loneliness, and sexual confusion. Eventually Buzzy falls in love with his destructive cousin Red, and finds that his only escape from the claustrophobia of home is what might make him a hero—or kill him: the war in Vietnam.
Abandoned first by his father, then by his mother, and growing up in an erotically charged household filled with cousins, aunts, and uncles, Buzzy's world is defined by loss, loneliness, and sexual confusion. Eventually Buzzy falls in love with his destructive cousin Red, and finds that his only escape from the claustrophobia of home is what might make him a hero—or kill him: the war in Vietnam.
Growing Through the Ugly: A Novel
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Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780393333466 |
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Publisher: | Norton, W. W. & Company, Inc. |
Publication date: | 02/19/1997 |
Pages: | 212 |
Product dimensions: | 5.00(w) x 8.00(h) x (d) |