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The Clay Girl

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"It is the voice of the characters, the kindness of strangers, and the ingenuity and determination of our protagonist against terrible forces that make this story sing." — San Francisco Chronicle

"[An] unbelievably accomplished first novel." — NOW Magazine

American Booksellers Association Indie Next List pick

Shortlisted for the 2017 Kobo Emerging Writer Prize

Shortlisted for the 2017 Atlantic Book Awards

Publishers Weekly, starred review

A deeply compassionate novel about a gentle child who radiates goodness and the way that light refracts — even in the harshest of circumstances.

For the Appleton sisters, life has unravelled many times before. But with a sudden gunshot, it finally explodes.

In the aftermath of chaos and tragedy, eight-year-old Hariet Appleton, known to all as Ari, is shipped off to Cape Breton and her Aunt Mary, who is purported to eat little girls. But Mary and her partner, Nia, offer an unexpected refuge to Ari and her steadfast companion, Jasper, an imaginary seahorse. Yet the respite does not last, and Ari is forced to return to her addiction-addled mother and broken sisters.

Through the sexual revolution and drug culture of the 1960s, Ari struggles with her father's legacy and her mother's addictions, testing limits with substances that numb and men who show her kindness. Through it all, her epic imagination colors her grim reality. Ari spins through a chaotic decade of loss and love with wit, tenacity, and the astonishing balance unique to seahorses.

The Clay Girl is a beautiful tour de force with the voice of an unforgetting child, sculpted by kindness, cruelty, and the extraordinary power of imagination.


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Series: An Ari Appleton Novel Publisher: ECW Press

Kindle Book

  • Release date: October 11, 2016

OverDrive Read

  • ISBN: 9781770909175
  • File size: 3443 KB
  • Release date: October 11, 2016

EPUB ebook

  • ISBN: 9781770909175
  • File size: 3443 KB
  • Release date: October 11, 2016

Open EPUB ebook

  • ISBN: 9781770909175
  • File size: 3453 KB
  • Release date: October 11, 2016

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subjects

Fiction Literature

Languages

English

Levels

Lexile® Measure:670
Text Difficulty:3

"It is the voice of the characters, the kindness of strangers, and the ingenuity and determination of our protagonist against terrible forces that make this story sing." — San Francisco Chronicle

"[An] unbelievably accomplished first novel." — NOW Magazine

American Booksellers Association Indie Next List pick

Shortlisted for the 2017 Kobo Emerging Writer Prize

Shortlisted for the 2017 Atlantic Book Awards

Publishers Weekly, starred review

A deeply compassionate novel about a gentle child who radiates goodness and the way that light refracts — even in the harshest of circumstances.

For the Appleton sisters, life has unravelled many times before. But with a sudden gunshot, it finally explodes.

In the aftermath of chaos and tragedy, eight-year-old Hariet Appleton, known to all as Ari, is shipped off to Cape Breton and her Aunt Mary, who is purported to eat little girls. But Mary and her partner, Nia, offer an unexpected refuge to Ari and her steadfast companion, Jasper, an imaginary seahorse. Yet the respite does not last, and Ari is forced to return to her addiction-addled mother and broken sisters.

Through the sexual revolution and drug culture of the 1960s, Ari struggles with her father's legacy and her mother's addictions, testing limits with substances that numb and men who show her kindness. Through it all, her epic imagination colors her grim reality. Ari spins through a chaotic decade of loss and love with wit, tenacity, and the astonishing balance unique to seahorses.

The Clay Girl is a beautiful tour de force with the voice of an unforgetting child, sculpted by kindness, cruelty, and the extraordinary power of imagination.


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  • Details

    Publisher:
    ECW Press

    Kindle Book
    Release date: October 11, 2016

    OverDrive Read
    ISBN: 9781770909175
    File size: 3443 KB
    Release date: October 11, 2016

    EPUB ebook
    ISBN: 9781770909175
    File size: 3443 KB
    Release date: October 11, 2016

    Open EPUB ebook
    ISBN: 9781770909175
    File size: 3453 KB
    Release date: October 11, 2016

  • Creators
  • Formats
    Kindle Book
    OverDrive Read
    EPUB ebook
    Open EPUB ebook
  • Languages
    English
  • Levels
    Lexile® Measure: 670
    Text Difficulty: 3
  • Reviews
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