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Title:

GAL: A TRUE LIFE

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Format:

Hardback

List price:	£15.50
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ISBN 10:

0151001049

ISBN 13:

9780151001040

Publisher:

CENGAGE LEARNING EMEA

Pub. date:

23 May, 1994

Pages:

288

Description:

A story of agony and inspiration, Gal, written pseudonymously, tells of a young, black girl, raised by her abusive grandfather, who remained steadfast in her determination to succeed, despite seemingly impossible odds.

Synopsis:

Ruthie Bolton was born January 6, 1961, in the Hungry Neck section of Charleston, South Carolina. At the time her mother was thirteen; she has never known who her father was. Her mother was the wandering kind, so Ruthie - nicknamed "Gal" by her step-grandfather - was raised in her grandparents' home. One day Grandmama died as a result of a severe beating by her husband - it occurred to no one to call this to the attention of the authorities - and Gal was left in the brutal hands of her granddaddy, who also beat her unmercifully. Ruthie began to steal things in school and developed a stutter; she drank and smoked dope. But she resolutely stuck with her education and graduated from high school, which was likely her salvation, for today Ruthie is happily married, with children and a fine job. At last, she is at peace - with herself, and even with the memory of her grandfather. It is nigh impossible to convey the astonishingly eloquent simplicity of Ruthie's witnessing to her time. Here is an absolutely remarkable document, as touching as it is painful, as ageless as it is timely.

Illustrations:

black & white illustrations

Publication:

Imprint:

Thomson Learning

Returns:

Non-returnable

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