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As soon as i finished i knew there was a lot more to tell. It follows the life of june elbus, a 14yearold girl, whose gay uncle had died of aids in the 1980s, and the subsequent friendship she develops with his boyfriend. The novel provides an earnest look at the burdens of choice and the fear of missed opportunities. Tell the wolves im home is not only one of the best debuts of 2012, its one of the best books of the year, plain and simple. Tell the wolves im home lyrics, songs, and albums genius. Despite an ongoing, selfinflicted book buying ban, i d already added one book to my collection from the local waterstones, and two further from the saturday market, before briefly popping into the oxfam boo. In this striking literary debut, carol rifka brunt unf. This heartwrenching and eloquent book is one of the most moving books ive read in a long time. Jun 19, 2012 brunts first novel elegantly pictures the new york art world of the 1980s, suburban westchester and the isolation of aids.
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