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Damaged people inhabit this debut novel: people who have been struck by lightning as well as those who have lost loved ones from death, divorce, drinking, or duplicity. Young-Stone tells parallel stories that hurdle storm after storm headlong into one another. One follows the bullied Buckley... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Becca Burke: (Rebecca Burke) She is one of the main characters. She was struck by lightning when she was eight, and again at sixteen. She is an Artist and Lightning strike survivor.
- Buckley Pitank: One of the main characters. His mother was struck by lightning when he was fourteen. He then went on to write a book called "The Handbook For Lightning Strike Survivors". (The book is named after his book)
- Paddy John: Add a description of this character.
- Mary
- Abigail
- Carrie
- Rowan Burke
- Grandma Edna
- Clementine
- Joan Holt
- Patty
- Padraig John
- Claire
- Johnny Bosworth
- Kevin Richfield
- Martin Merriwether
- Dr. Jack
- Colin Atwell
- Carmine
- Jeanette
- Bucldey
- John Whitehouse
- Millie
- Lucy
- Irvin
- Tide
- Eddie
- Charlie
- Buckley R. Pitank
- Jackson
- Roderick Dweizer
- Mrs. Hogg
- Barbi Benton
- Scott
- Frank Damici
- Richard
- Sheila
- Tom
- Rowe
- Mike
- Jane
Quotes edit
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“The rest is batter. It's all mixed up, and none of it tastes good.”
narrator
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It’s funny how there are times when a girl gets knocked down and she thinks she’ll never get up again, but she gets up quicker and stronger, and she survives things she couldn’t have imagined surviving.
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Setting & Locations edit
Chapel Hill, NC, New York, NY, Austin, TX, Hatteras, NC, Wanchese, NC, Nags Head, NC, Mont Blanc, Arkansas
- New York
- Arkansas
- Galveston
- Chapel Hill
- Mont Blanc
- Brittany
- North Carolina
- Flamehead
- Out City
- Patricia Heathrow
- Texas
- Florida
- San Francisco
- Wanchese
- Virginia
- Richmond
- Terezin
- Soho
- Elizabeth City
- California
First Sentence edit
She was a girl like you or like someone you knew--from a cracked home, a fault line between her parents, for which she felt responsible.
Glossary edit
- A Patty-Cake VS a Paddy John: One is a woman with two ts in her name, and the other is a salty fisherman, of Irish descent, with two ds in his name.
Themes & Symbolism edit
Authors & Contributors edit
- Michele Young-Stone (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Shaye Areheart Crown Random House
Country: United States
Publication Date: April 13, 2010
ISBN: 978-0-307-46447-7
Page Count: 372
Publisher: Shaye Areheart Crown Random House
Country: United States
Publication Date: April 13, 2010
ISBN: 978-0-307-46447-7
Page Count: 372
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813.6
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Links to Supplemental Material edit
- Michele Young-Stone: Learn more about the author, her debut novel, how to contact her for book club phone interviews and appearances.
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