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Following the tragic death of his parents, four-year-old Bo finds himself enmeshed in a bitter custody battle between two sets of grandparents that sends him fleeing into himself.
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"This is a compelling story that will leave readers haunted by Scott's powerful moral vision." -- Publishers' WeeklyWhen four-year-old Bo is orphaned in the car accident that kills his mother, he becomes the focus of a fierce custody struggle and flees into himself--away from the sea of strangers--where he inhabits an eerie inner landscape.The world of "make believe" into which we are drawn in this remarkable novel--hailed for both its lyrical prose and its profound dramatic and emotional intensity--is the world of four-year-old Bo, cast adrift in a sea of strangers as he becomes the focus of a fierce custody battle between two sets of grandparents, one black and one white.
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