Sent to live in the humidity of rural Florida with his grandparents and his sixteen-year-old Aunt Delia for the summer, twelve-year-old Travis becomes absorbed in the closed ways of small-town life. Captivated by Delia, Travis watches her attempt to find a place for herself in the socially stunted, gossip-driven town. Delia's secrets go beyond what Travis can understand, but he believes that he alone can save her--a belief that not only forces him to grow up fast, but one that builds to a dangerous and disturbing climax. In trying to free Delia from her past, Travis leads her into a shocking present and a most uncertain future.
In a work at once honest, chilling and compulsively addictive, author Sterling Watson has created a time and place where rock 'n' roll hums from AM radios, steam rises from a secluded riverbed and violent summer storms threaten the peace of silent nights. Watson's characters are brought vividly to life through Travis's touching, powerful and intensely personal voice. A dark and evocative coming of age tale, Sweet Dream Baby begins steeped in innocence and ends in a dramatically different place.
By:
Sterling Watson Imprint: Sourcebooks, Inc Country of Publication: United States Edition: Reprint Dimensions:
Height: 197mm,
Width: 127mm,
Spine: 62mm
Weight: 340g ISBN:9781402201486 ISBN 10: 1402201486 Pages: 352 Publication Date:01 February 2004 Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
Sterling Watson is the author of four previous novels: Deadly Sweet, Blind Tongues, The Calling and Weep No More My Brother. He teaches literature and creative writing at Eckerd College, a private liberal arts college in St. Petersburg, Florida.