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<p>A man reminisces about growing up with an abusive father in a transient Southern family, in this debut novel by the author of How I Shed My Skin. On a snowy Thanksgiving Day in North Carolina, a dreamy eight-year-old Danny Crell is pushed headlong into the adult world by a violent quarrel between his parents, Bobjay and Ellen. Bobjay is no longer the man young Ellen married. A debilitating farm accident and a steady consumption of alcohol have seen to that. Doctors, landlords, and farm bosses have certainly added to the trouble. Bobjay's brutal fits of rage and jealousy are beginning to take their toll on his wife and five children, with the two hemophiliac boys, Danny and Grove, especially vulnerable. Still, Ellen will do just about anything to keep Bobjay home and sober—and keep her family together. But sooner or later they will all need to face the monstrous man Bobjay has become. Jim Grimsley's brilliant first novel unfolds in a strikingly unconventional way—as the boy tells himself his own story—a shattering story of heartbreak, violence, and the endurance of the spirit. Winner of the American Academy of Arts and Letters' Sue Kaufman Prize for First Fiction. Praise for Wint

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Author

Grimsley, Jim

Publisher

Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill

Published

1984

Language

EN

ISBN

9781565120754

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Fiction, Literary Fiction, Contemporary Fiction

Rating

3.8 / 5 (59 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14