Back Roads

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  I just finished reading a couple novels of Gillian Flynn's. The writing style of O'Dell really reminds of Flynn. I'm glad I had a few hours to read because once I picked it up, I couldn't put it down. Truly gripping and haunting. A must read!

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  Leahrussell76 said on Jul 18, 2009 | Add your feedback

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  Growing up in a small town in western Pennsylvania, I felt a deep connection to this novel.

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  SweetAprilLynn said on Sep 6, 2011 | Add your feedback

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  Harley Altmyer, the heartbreaking and lovable hero of Tawni O'Dell's riveting debut novel, should be in college drinking Rolling Rock and chasing girls. He should be freed from his stifling coa town, with its lack of jobs and no sense of humor. Instead, he's marooned in the Pennsylvania backwoods ca ... (continue)

  Harley Altmyer, the heartbreaking and lovable hero of Tawni O'Dell's riveting debut novel, should be in college drinking Rolling Rock and chasing girls. He should be freed from his stifling coa town, with its lack of jobs and no sense of humor. Instead, he's marooned in the Pennsylvania backwoods caring for his three beloved but unruly younger sisters. He has, at best, a shaky hold on the vicissitudes of day care, mac and cheese dinners, and visits to a once-devoted mother who seems not only resigned, but glad to hand over the reins of motherhood to her son... Frustrated, overwhelmed and utterly endearing, he's a guy in an impossible situation: and orphan with the responsibilities of an adult and the fiery, aggressive libido of a teenager.
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  I can't say enough how completely dark and fabulous this book is! I can not WAIT to read another of Tawni O'Dell's books. HIGHLY recommended. (Thank you Leah!)

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  Heather Landry said on Jul 31, 2009 about the Hardcover edition | Add your feedback

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  I liked this book so much, I read it twice.

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  iamsamscrapper said on Sep 6, 2008 about the Mass Market Paperback edition | Add your feedback

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  a little dark and depressing, but well written and interesting

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  Nuttfive said on Feb 17, 2008 about the Hardcover edition | Add your feedback

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• English Books
• Paperback 352 Pages
• Edition: Reprint
• ISBN-10: 0451212452
• ISBN-13: 9780451212450
• Publisher: NAL Trade
• Pub date: Jun 01, 2004
• Dimensions: 1290 mm x 903 mm x 129 mm Just how big is that?
• Also available as: Mass Market Paperback, Hardcover, Audio Cassette and eBook

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