Author: Stephen Elliott Year: 2004 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Award winners
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ISBNs: 9780330438315 9780312424497 033043831X 0312424493 |
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Some stories begin with happy-ever-after...HAPPY BABY is the story of Theo, once the eponymous happy baby, but later an orphan in foster care and now a grown man living in California. Haunted by memories of neglect, abandonment and abuse, Theo returns to Chicago where he lived as a troubled adolescent, to track down an old girlfriend. Told in reverse order, this is an edgy and powerful novel, chilling in its portrayal of a life slowly yet systematically disintegrating.
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