![]() ![]() Every sentence of this book is word music. Craft-wise, Woodrell is a national treasure. "This is Daniel Woodrell's third book set in the Ozarks and, like the other two, Give Us a Kiss and Tomato Red, it peels back the layers from lives already made bare by poverty and petty crime." -Otto Penzler, "Penzler Pick, 2001" When he and Glenda begin a torrid affair, a series of violent events is inevitably set in motion. Into this small-town Ozarks mix comes Jimmy Vin Pearce, with his shiny green T-bird and his smart city clothes. Shuggie's purported father, Red, is a brutal man with a short fuse who mocks and despises the boy. ![]() ![]() His mother, Glenda, is the one person who loves him-she calls him Sweet Mister and attempts to boost his confidence and give him hope for his future. Shug Akins is a lonely, overweight thirteen-year-old boy. ![]()
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