Book 2002

death of sweet mister

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Publisher: No Exit
Language: English
Published: 2002

Fiction
Boys
Problem families
Poor families
Fiction, general
Dysfunctional families
Rural poor
Fiction, family life

"Shuggie Akins is a lonely fat boy of thirteen. His mother, Glenda, teases him with her sexual provocations. His father, Red, is a brutal man with a short fuse who mocks and despises his son. Into this mix comes Jimmy Vin Pearce with his shiny green T-bird and his smart city clothes. It isn't long before he and Glenda begin a torrid affair. What follows is violent, shocking, and totally unpredictable - except that it is totally foreordained."--BOOK JACKET.