My life as a rat : a novel
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[New York] : HarperLuxe, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2019].
Edition
First HarperLuxe edition.
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558 pages (large print) ; 23 cm
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Benton Co PL - Fowler - Large Print | LP F OAT | On Shelf |
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Fulton Co PL - Rochester Main Library - Large Print Fiction | LPF OAT | On Shelf |
Greensburg-Decatur Co PL - Greensburg - Large Print | LP FIC OATES | On Shelf |
Lincoln Heritage PL - Dale Main Library - Adult Large Print | LP OAT | On Shelf |
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Published
[New York] : HarperLuxe, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2019].
Format
Large Print
Edition
First HarperLuxe edition.
Language
English
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"Larger print"--on spine.
Description
Which should prevail: loyalty to family or loyalty to the truth? Is telling the truth ever a mistake and is lying for one's family ever justified? Can one do the right thing, but bitterly regret it? My Life as a Rat follows Violet Rue Kerrigan, a young woman who looks back upon her life in exile from her family following her testimony, at age twelve, concerning what she knew to be the racist murder of an African-American boy by her older brothers. In a succession of vividly recalled episodes Violet contemplates the circumstances of her life as the initially beloved youngest child of seven Kerrigan children who inadvertently "informs" on her brothers, setting into motion their arrests and convictions and her own long estrangement. Arresting and poignant, My Life as a Rat traces a life of banishment from a family -- banishment from parents, siblings, and the Church -- that forces Violet to discover her own identity, to break the powerful spell of family, and to emerge from her long exile as a "rat" into a transformed life.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Oates, J. C. (2019). My life as a rat: a novel (First HarperLuxe edition.). HarperLuxe, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Oates, Joyce Carol, 1938-. 2019. My Life As a Rat: A Novel. HarperLuxe, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Oates, Joyce Carol, 1938-. My Life As a Rat: A Novel HarperLuxe, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2019.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Oates, Joyce Carol. My Life As a Rat: A Novel First HarperLuxe edition., HarperLuxe, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2019.
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