Perched amid the leaves of the Osage orange tree in her stepfatherâ€™s backyard, Beryl Fonteyn observes the life around herâ€”Mamaâ€™s desperate attempts to gain Jackâ€™s approval

Forms of Shelter

Perched amid the leaves of the Osage orange tree in her stepfatherâ€™s backyard, Beryl Fonteyn observes the life around herâ€”Mamaâ€™s desperate attempts to gain Jackâ€™s approval by writing her novel, which he mercilessly critiques; her brother Stevieâ€™s unhealthy fascination with acting out events from the Bible; and Jackâ€™s obsession with his beesâ€”all the while imagining that her runaway father will one day return. But as Berylâ€™s adolescent turmoil collides with the confines of Jackâ€™s eccentric home, a shattering secret will divide their loyaltiesâ€”and in one irrevocable moment the home that Berylâ€™s family has found, their shelter in the storm, will be torn apart forever. . . .
Country USA
Brand Dial Press Trade Paperback
Manufacturer Dial Press Trade Paperback
Binding Paperback
Color Multicolor
ReleaseDate 2007-10-30
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780385340977

Forms of Shelter