The Hard Blue Sky

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Publication Year:
2012

ISBN-13: 9781453247242

<DIV><B>&ldquo;An arresting and beautifully written novel&rdquo; about a young woman who yearns to escape her life in Louisiana, by a Pulitzer Prize&ndash;winning author (<I>The New York Times</I>).</B><BR /><BR /> West of New Orleans among a few small Gulf islands lies the Isle aux Chiens, a tiny, impoverished strip of land burdened by intolerable heat and roaming packs of wild dogs. Here a handful of Creole families eke out a meager existence by fishing the Gulf waters. Such is the fate of Al Landry and his seventeen-year-old daughter, Annie. All Annie has ever known is the wild sea, but she longs for other people and places, including the glamor of life in the Big Easy. When a cruel, handsome sailing boat pilot from the city passes through, he kindles Annie&rsquo;s fantasies for a life beyond the island. Soon, the young girl faces a decision: remain planted in the predictable life she has always known, or toss it all aside for her dreamed-of adventure.<BR /> &#160;<BR /> Elsewhere on the island, eighteen-year-old Henry Livaudais disappears on a hunting expedition, sparking a feud with a neighboring settlement of Yugoslavian oystermen. As the summer heat intensifies, his father tries to discover why Henry left the isolated fishing settlement.<BR /> &#160;<BR /> By the author of <I>The Keepers of the House</I>, this novel follows two teenagers on the cusp of adulthood as they look for an escape from their Southern homes. The National Book Award&ndash;shortlisted author establishes herself as the master chronicler of bayou life in this debut novel that captures the complexities of the Deep South&rsquo;s most impoverished corners.<BR /> &#160;<BR /><I>This ebook features an illustrated biography of Shirley Ann Grau, including rare photos and never-before-seen documents from the author&rsquo;s personal collection.</I><BR /> &#160;<BR /><BR /> &#160;</DIV>