In carson mccullers s 1946 novel the member of the wedding 12 year old frankie addams a motherless girl growing up in small town georgia is jolted by news of her older brother s.
Carson mccullers reads from the member of the wedding vinyl.
It took mccullers five years to complete although she interrupted the work for a few months to write the novella the ballad of the sad café.
In a letter to her husband reeves mccullers she explained that the novel was one of those works that the least slip can ruin.
The novel that became an award winning play and a major motion picture and that has charmed generations of readers carson mccullers s classic the member of the wedding is now available in small format trade paperback for the first time.
Here is the story of the inimitable twelve year old frankie who is utterly h.
I happened to have a copy right in front of.
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The work of carson mccullers author of the heart is a lonely hunter and the member of the wedding is must read southern gothic fiction.
I chose the member of the wedding for no reason other than accessibility.
If i could find half of the raw emotion and character that enveloped mccullers first novel i would be content.
An alternate cover edition for this isbn can be found here.
The member of the wedding.