The Education of Dixie Dupree

The Education of Dixie Dupree

In 1969, Dixie Dupree is eleven years old and already an expert liar. Sometimes the lies are for her mama, Evieâ€™s sakeâ€”to explain away a bruise brought on by her quick-as-lightning temper. And sometimes the lies are to spite Evie, who longs to leave her unhappy marriage in Perry County, Alabama, and return to her beloved New Hampshire. But for Dixie and her brother, Alabama is home, a place of pine-scented breezes and hot, languid afternoons.

Though Dixie is learning that the family she once believed was happy has deep fractures, even her vivid imagination couldnâ€™t concoct the events about to unfold. Dixie records everything in her diaryâ€”her parentsâ€™ fights, her fatherâ€™s drinking and his unexplained departure, and the arrival of Uncle Ray. Only when Dixie desperately needs help and is met with disbelief does she realize how much damage her past lies have done. But she has courage and a spirit that may yet prevail, forcing secrets into the open and allowing her to forgive and become whole again.

Narrated by her young heroine in a voice as sure and resonant as The Secret Life of Beesâ€™ Lily or Bastard Out of Carolinaâ€™s Bone, Donna Everhartâ€™s remarkable debut is a story about mothers and daughters, the guilt and pain that pass between generations, and the truths that are impossible to hide, especially from ourselves.
Country USA
Brand Kensington Publishing Corporation
Manufacturer Kensington
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9781496705518
Color Black
ReleaseDate 2016-10-25
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781496705518

Country	USA
Brand	Kensington Publishing Corporation
Manufacturer	Kensington
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9781496705518
Color	Black
ReleaseDate	2016-10-25
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781496705518

The Education of Dixie Dupree

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