Tar and Feathers

by Dorothy Nelson

Dorothy Nelson's first book to be published in the United States focuses on a demented, dysfunctional Irish family. The Crawford family is dominated by Da (Joe), a manic-depressive thief and liar who has spent two years in prison for exposing himself in the woods to young children and couples. Ma is a weak and downtrodden victim of her husband's violent temper who occasionally flirts with her son Benjee, an overly sensitive boy with little hope for...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1564783731
• ISBN13: 9781564783738
• Release Date: January 2005
• Publisher: Dalkey Archive Press
• Length: 133 Pages
• Weight: 0.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.6" x 8.7"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher