Kind of Kin by Rilla Askew (English) Paperback Book

Description: Kind of Kin by Rilla Askew A compelling, funny and poignant novel about what happens when a family - and an entire community - are forced to confront the difference between right and wrong. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Your Grandpa is a felon and a Christian. He says hes a felon because hes a Christian.So says Aunt Sweet to her nephew Dustin, when her father, who has been raising Dustin, is arrested for hiding migrant workers. The law that makes harbouring illegals an offence is the brainchild of the ferociously ambitious Oklahoma politician Monica Moorehouse. Aunt Sweet takes Dustin in, but Dustin is bullied by her son, and so goes on the run, aided by an illegal the sheriffs didnt find.Meanwhile, Sweet is asked by Dustins married sister to hide her husband, a Mexican without papers. As Grandpa Brown holds fast to his beliefs and Dustin remains missing, Aunt Sweet fights to hold the family together, and to do what seems right.In a gripping and compelling narrative, Kind of Kin lays bare the consequences of a law that exiles workers, turns friends into informers, and tears apart families. It also shows how some and ultimately a whole town - will unite to protect their own. Author Biography Rilla Askew has written three literary novels previously for which she received a 2009 Academy Award in Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, was nominated for the PEN/Faulkner Award, the Dublin IMPAC Prize, and twice received the Oklahoma Book Award. Askew divides her time between upstate New York and Oklahoma. Review This story has a furious pulse... Askew paces her story masterfully. The reader turns the pages with a mounting sense of anticipation and dread... Explores with a deft hand and an unflinching moral vision the gray areas of an argument so often presented in black and white. * New York Times Book Review *An impressive, witty and thought-provoking family saga * Red *Rawboned, heartfelt and often funny... the authors delight in language abounds on every page... A tale of clashing values, emotions and powerful forces at stake ... Extraordinary * Huffington Post *Rilla Askews raucous, ebullient novel... gets to the very heart of what it means to be part of the family of man... Here, immigration has a human, heartbreaking face... Askews characters are both larger than life and deeply, complicatedly human... powerful and moving * San Francisco Chronicle *Kind of Kin is a kind of miracle. The character Sweet is an American original, doing her best to hold the family she loves together while trying not to fall apart. A winner. -- Adriana Trigiani, bestselling author of The Shoemakers WifeRich, rewarding, and humane * Publishers Weekly * Promotional A compelling, funny and poignant novel about what happens when a family - and an entire community - are forced to confront the difference between right and wrong. Prizes Long-listed for IMPAC DUBLIN LITERARY AWARD 2014 (UK) Long Description Your Grandpa is a felon and a Christian. He says hes a felon because hes a Christian. So says Aunt Sweet to her nephew Dustin, when her father, who has been raising Dustin, is arrested for hiding migrant workers. The law that makes harbouring illegals an offence is the brainchild of the ferociously ambitious Oklahoma politician Monica Moorehouse. Aunt Sweet takes Dustin in, but Dustin is bullied by her son, and so goes on the run, aided by an illegal the sheriffs didnt find. Meanwhile, Sweet is asked by Dustins married sister to hide her husband, a Mexican without papers. As Grandpa Brown holds fast to his beliefs and Dustin remains missing, Aunt Sweet fights to hold the family together, and to do what seems right. In a gripping and compelling narrative, Kind of Kin lays bare the consequences of a law that exiles workers, turns friends into informers, and tears apart families. It also shows how some and ultimately a whole town - will unite to protect their own. Details ISBN1782390138 Author Rilla Askew Year 2014 ISBN-10 1782390138 ISBN-13 9781782390138 Media Book Pages 432 Publisher Atlantic Books Imprint Atlantic Books Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 813.6 Format Paperback Edition Main Audience Age 0-0 Language English Edited by Stead, Margaret UK Release Date 2014-05-01 AU Release Date 2014-05-01 Edition Description Main Publication Date 2014-05-01 Audience General NZ Release Date 2014-05-27 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:145061783;

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