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1968•242 pages•Published•ENG•User Reviews

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4.1/ 5
9 ratings

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A woman bears her brother's child, a boy, the brother leaves the baby in the woods and tells her he died of natural causes. Discovering her brother's lie, she sets forth alone to find her son. Both brother and sister wander through a countryside being scourged by three terrifying strangers, toward an apocalyptic resolution.

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FictionBrothers and sistersAbandoned childrenIncestBrothers and sisters -- FictionBrothers and sisters, fictionFiction, family lifeTennessee, fictionAmerican fiction (fictional works by one author)Fiction, family life, generalFiction, sagasSiblings, fiction

The Swinging Light

Book Details

First Published

1968

Pages

242 pages

Rating

4.1 / 5

Ratings

9

Editions

22

Publisher

Picador

Language

ENG, SPA, GER

Status

Published

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