Housekeeping

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Housekeeping is the story of Ruth and Lucille, orphans growing up in the small desolate town of Fingerbone in the vast northwest of America. Abandoned by a succession of relatives, the sisters find themselves in the care of Sylvie, the remote and enigmatic sister of their dead mother. Steeped in imagery of the bleak wintry landscape around them, the sisters' struggle towards adulthood is powerfully portrayed in a novel about loss, loneliness and transience.

Book details and technical specifications

Format: Paperback / softback
ISBN13: 9780571230082
Published: July 2005

Number of pages: 224
Width: 126 mm
Height: 198 mm
Depth: 13 mm

Publisher: Faber & Faber