Bastard Out of Carolina by Dorothy Allison

Bastard Out of Carolina was the first novel published by author Dorothy Allison. The book, which is semi-autobiographical in nature, is set in Allison's hometown of Greenville, South Carolina. Narrated by Ruth Anne "Bone" Boatwright, the primary conflict occurs between Bone and her mother's husband, Glen.

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The 391st greatest fiction book of all time

This book is on the following lists:

1. - 25th on The Best Southern Novels of All Time (Oxford American)
2. - 33rd on Koen Book Distributors Top 100 Books of the Past Century (themodernnovel.com)
3. - 93rd on Entertainment Weekly's Top 100 Novels (Entertainment Weekly)
4. - The 100 Greatest American Novels, 1893 – 1993 (Jeff O'Neal at Bookriot.com)
5. - 100 Life-Changing Books (National Book Award)

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	Name	Binding	Sales Rank	Lowest New	Lowest Used	Published
	Bastard Out of Carolina: A Novel	Paperback	51606	$1.07	$3.18	2012
	Bastard out of Carolina: (Plume Essential Edition)	Mass Market Paperback	470916	$2.73	$0.01	2005
	Bastard Out of Carolina	Hardcover	583986	$9.37	$1.60	1992
	Bastard Out of Carolina 1ST Edition	Hardcover	4682044	$75.00	$20.00
	Bastard Out of Carolina	Paperback	319518	$2.10	$0.01	1993
	Bastard out of Carolina	Hardcover	379962	$15.14	$0.01	1992
	Bastard Out of Carolina by Allison, Dorothy unknown Edition [Paperback(1993)]	Paperback	888644	$13.78	$3.57	1992
	Bastard Out of Carolina: A Novel	Paperback	20084	$5.96	$2.57	2012
	By Dorothy Allison: Bastard Out of Carolina	Paperback	711856	$23.90	$6.97
	Bastard Out of Carolina: A Novel	Kindle Edition	77433	$9.99		2005
	Bastard Out of Carolina	Paperback	1114860	$1.93	$0.01	1993
	Bastard out of Carolina: (Plume Essential Edition)	Mass Market Paperback	3720173	$5.32	$2.19	2005