Into the Great Wide Open"Smart but scarred, Kenny Kolodny yearns to awake from the nightmare of his smashed-up family: his mother is in an institution and forever away; his father is an abusive alcoholic; his brother lives abroad. Seventeen and alone, he hangs on the periphery of his world, until he makes a passionate connection with the troubled, beautiful, fiercely independent Junie Williamson. Kenny discovers in their highly charged, intensely erotic relationship a reality - and a capacity for caring - he has not known before."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved |
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... Kenny said . " I mean , I don't think they were trying to show how intelligent they are . " She didn't slow down for ... felt stupid . " Where are you going , anyway ? " he asked . " Just getting away . " " You want to go down to the beach ?
... Kenny said . " I mean , I don't think they were trying to show how intelligent they are . " She didn't slow down for ... felt stupid . " Where are you going , anyway ? " he asked . " Just getting away . " " You want to go down to the beach ?
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... Kenny felt how strange and apart people were from each other , how far he was from Junie , separate planets . He didn't know what she thought , or what she felt . He wouldn't know , until she took some action to show it : start to sing ...
... Kenny felt how strange and apart people were from each other , how far he was from Junie , separate planets . He didn't know what she thought , or what she felt . He wouldn't know , until she took some action to show it : start to sing ...
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... Kenny felt the sweat start in his scalp , felt his hands go damp and clammy . He stared at his father , who didn't hear , or didn't seem to . His fingers clicked from one bead of the rosary to the next , skipping two or three , or ...
... Kenny felt the sweat start in his scalp , felt his hands go damp and clammy . He stared at his father , who didn't hear , or didn't seem to . His fingers clicked from one bead of the rosary to the next , skipping two or three , or ...
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