**A SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER**
A masterful recasting of David Copperfield, narrated by an Appalachian boy whose wise, unwavering voice relates his encounters with poverty, addiction, institutional failures and moral collapse-and his efforts to conquer them. - the Pulitzer
WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR FICTION
TWICE WINNER OF THE WOMEN''S PRIZE
SHORTLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE FOR POLITICAL FICTION
SHORTLISTED FOR THE JAMES TAIT BLACK PRIZE FOR FICTION
THE MULTI-MILLION COPY SELLING AUTHOR
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''Extraordinary.'' OPRAH
''She means to save us by telling us stories. . . She comes closer than anyone else I know.'' ANN PATCHETT
''Electrifying. . . Every sentence here sizzles.'' Daily Mail
''It''s EPIC. Righteously angry, DEEPLY moving and exquisitely written.'' MARIAN KEYES
