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Set in early 1950s rural South Carolina, One Good Mama Bone chronicles Sarah Creamer's quest to find her “mama bone,” after she is left to care for a boy who is the product of an affair between her husband and her best friend. McClain's writing is distinguished by a sophisticated and detailed portrayal of the day-to-day realities of rural poverty and an authentic sense of time and place that marks the best southern fiction. One Good Mama Bone explores the strengths and limitations of parental love, the healing power of the human-animal bond, and the ethical dilemmas of raising animals for food.
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Audio: Bren McClain
France: Editions Le Nouveau Pont
Reviews
Winner, the 2019 Patricia Winn Prize for Southern Literature
2017 Willie Morris Award for Southern Fiction
“A thought-provoking story about families and the animals who sustain them.” — Kirkus Reviews
Author Biography
Bren McClain was born and raised in Anderson, South Carolina, on a beef cattle and grain farm. Visit brenmcclain.com.
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- Publisher/Imprint University of South Carolina Press / Story River Books
- Publication Date February 2017
- Orginal LanguageEnglish
- ISBN/Identifier 9781611179828 / 1611179828
- Publication Country or regionUnited States
- FormatPaperback
- Primary Price 19.99 USD
- Pages280
- ReadershipGeneral
- Publish StatusPublished
- EditionFirst
- Copyright Year2017
- Dimensions9X6 inches
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