White Trash
by King, John
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- Paperback
- Condition
- New
- ISBN 10
- 1629632279
- ISBN 13
- 9781629632278
- Seller
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Walla Walla, Washington, United States
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About This Item
PM Press, 2016-11-15. Paperback. New. Brand New; satisfaction guaranteed. Trade paperback binding. Earthlight Books is a family owned and operated, independent bookstore serving Walla Walla, Washington since 1973. Ruby James lives life to the full, the state-run hospital where she works as a nurse a microcosm of the community in which she was born and bred. While some outsiders might label the people of this town ?white trash,? she knows different, reveling in a vibrant society that values people over money, actions above words.For Ruby, every person is unique and has a story to tell, whether it is skinhead taxi driver Steve, retired teacher and rocker Pearl, magic-mushroom expert Danny Wax Cap, or former merchant seaman Ron Dawes. She encourages people to tell their tales, thrilled by the images created. Outside of work she drinks, dances, and has fun with her friends, at the same time dealing with her mother?s Alzheimer?s and a vision from the past, aware that physical and mental health are precious and easily lost. The epitome of positive thinking, Ruby sees the best in everyone?until the day true evil comes to call.A mystery figure roams the corridors of Ruby?s state-run hospital. He carries special medicine and a very different set of values. He tells himself that he wants to help, increase efficiency, but cost-cutting leads to social cleansing as humans are judged according to that white-trash agenda. Excuses and justifications flow as notions of heaven and hell are distorted. Set against a background of pirate radio stations, pink Cadillacs, and freeway dreams, White Trash insists there is no such thing as white trash.
Synopsis
John King lives in London. He is the author of Human Punk and a trilogy of football novels, The Football Factory , Headhunters and England Away .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Earthlight Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- SKU1033846
- Title
- White Trash
- Author
- King, John
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- New
- Quantity Available
- 24
- ISBN 10
- 1629632279
- ISBN 13
- 9781629632278
- Publisher
- PM Press
- Place of Publication
- Oakland
- Date Published
- 2016-11-15
Terms of Sale
Earthlight Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives erroneously described or damaged.
About the Seller
Earthlight Books
Biblio member since 2007
Walla Walla, Washington
About Earthlight Books
We are a family owned and operated full-service bookstore with a storefront located in Walla Walla, Washington and our online warehouse located in Olympia, Washington. Since 1973 we have been filling the literary needs of this wonderful community in the Walla Walla Valley. Over the past 48 years our shop here has become a staple of this vibrant local economy, a beautiful downtown scene and an informed intelligentsia. We sell books through our storefront, our website, and a book-mobile that travels to festivals and fairs.
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