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No Place, Louisiana

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ISBN13: 9781573229760
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Compared to Dorothy Allison and Frank McCourt, debut novelist Martin Pousson has written a masterly portrait of the American Dream gone wrong, set in Louisiana's Cajun country. When marriage to a man with a high school diploma fails to make a waitress's dreams come true, her children become the focus of her fiercest hopes and most damaging desires.

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Compared to Dorothy Allison and Frank McCourt, this debut novelist offers a moody and masterly portrait of family relations and misguided ambition — the American Dream gone wrong — set in Louisiana's Cajun country...
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About the Author

Martin Pousson was born and raised in Louisiana. He is the assistant director of the writing program at Rutgers University. No Place, Louisiana is his first novel.
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Deborah Fochler, August 25, 2007 (view all comments by Deborah Fochler)
A look at family relationships gone very wrong. Done with unparalleled insight. Will make you appreciate your family so much more. A very interesting and extremely insightful story. I think most will enjoy it.
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9781573229760
Author:
Pousson, Martin
Publisher:
Riverhead Trade
Subject:
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General Fiction
Edition Description:
Mass Market
Publication Date:
20030401
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Paperback
Grade Level:
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Language:
English
Pages:
272
Dimensions:
8.16x5.16x.73 in. .49 lbs.
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