November 2012 Book of the Month and eBook of the Month.
This compelling and fascinating novel is frankly difficult to explain, sometimes hard to read, but incredibly rewarding. It follows around 30 years of the extraordinary, dysfunctional, Fremont family (mother, father and 13 children - 12 being girls!) and their harsh, curious existence in a dusty, nameless, Midwest state. This is the second book from Elizabeth Reeder her first, Ramshackle, was shortlisted for the Anobii First Book Award - we won't be surprised if this makes award shortlists either.
| Primary Genre | Modern and Contemporary Fiction |
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When Rachel Roanoke sees Hal Fremont across a diner counter, she claims him as her own. Their first date takes place in the registry office and then they set out for the small, suspicious town Hal calls home. There, in the crumbling hallway of that mock-antebellum house, Rachel and Hal consummate their marriage and start to build their rambunctious brood. Against their parents' ill-starred fairy tale romance, the Fremont children fight for their territory within the shifting, bitter bonds of family. In this tale of prejudice, identity and desire, Fremont becomes a map of survival.
Fremont features in the following genres: Modern and Contemporary Fiction, Books of the Month, eBooks of the Month, Family Drama, General Fiction, Fiction, Recommendations
Fremont is available in Paperback
Fremont was written by Elizabeth Reeder and published by Kohl Publishing Ltd
