From the author of Branwell, a novel about the Bronte brother, comes his new semi-autobiographical novel about growing up in a strained working class household in America's South. In his inimitably elliptical and evocative style, Martin carefully brings out the curiosity of children on the verge of discovering their own sexuality and their confusion in the midst of family violence.

From the author of Branwell, a novel about the Bronte brother, comes his new semi-autobiographical novel about growing up in a strained working class household in America's South. In his inimitably elliptical and evocative style, Martin carefully brings out the curiosity of children on the verge of discovering their own sexuality and their confusion in the midst of family violence.