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Sweet Dream Baby

Sterling Watson

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English
Sourcebooks, Inc
01 February 2004
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.
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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:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  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.

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