The Ruins of California
Author(s): Martha Sherrill
For the Ruin family in 1970s California, as described by the precocious young Inez, life is complex. Her father, Paul, is self-obsessed, intrusive, and brilliant. He's also twice divorced, leaving Inez to bounce between two worlds and embracing neither-that of Paul's bohemian life in San Francisco and the more sedate world of her mother Connie, a Latin bombshell who plays tennis and attends EST seminars in the suburbs. As Inez progresses through high school we are witness to a remarkable family saga that renders a strange and fascinating slice of America in transition-one like the Ruins of California themselves, at once bold and innocent, creative and chaotic, obsessed and liberating.
Product Information
General Fields
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- : Riverhead Books
- : Riverhead Books
- : 01 January 2007
- : 20.30 cmmm X 13.00 cmmm X 2.60 cmmm
- : books
Special Fields
- : 384
- : en
- : Martha Sherrill