Amid the harsh landscape of the Ozark Hills, sixteen-year-old Ree is taking care of her mother and two brothers. Her father has put their house up as bail and if he doesn't show up at court it'll be sold from under them. To save her family she needs to track him down but in a community riven with long-running feuds getting answers isn't easy.
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'It brings us all the satisfactions of crime thriller and mystery...The beauty lies in the loveable and wholly believable character of Ree' (Guardian )
'A suspicion grows that you are reading the sort of book D.B.C Pierre's Vernon God Little might have been, had it been five times as keenly observed and deeply felt' (The Times )
'A suspicion grows that you are reading the sort of book D.B.C Pierre's Vernon God Little might have been, had it been five times as keenly observed and deeply felt' (The Times )
'Woodrell is a marvellous writer'
(Roddy Doyle )'Woodrell throws down sentences that will leave you amazed.'
(Charles Frazier )'Reading this will make you feel that you walk on very, very thin ice, and know that chaos is very, very close. Such knowledge has many consequences, one of them is exhilaration.'
(Niall Griffiths, Observer )'Brutal, violent and completely gripping'
(Independent on Sunday )About the Author
Daniel Woodrell is the author of several novels including WOE TO LIVE ON, which was filmed as Ride with the Devil, directed by Ang Lee and starring Toby Maguire. His family have lived in the Ozarks since the Civil War.
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By Forester
Format:Hardcover
A really great novel from a too little known American author. It is easy to read with the feeling and pace of a thriller, however the dark hills and woods of the Ozark mountains give this novel an edgy maleovolent feel. Ree is a great heroine, tough but not macho, and her search for truth against a backdrop of ancient feuds and tensions makes the book hard to put down. Woodrell is an Ozark native and paints a vivid picture of the bits of the U.S. that we don't often see. A story that stays with you long after you've reached the climatic bitter sweet ending.
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
By Twig
Format:Paperback
Everything about this novel is right. Character, setting, dialogue, and the deceptively simple plot that starts with so innocuous a premiss and builds to its shocking, yet inevitable, conclusion.
Brutality. Tenderness. Redemption... It's all here, and written in language so precise, yet so emotionally evocative, that each sentence is a joy to read. I have always liked Daniel Woodrell's fiction, but in this, his latest work, he has proved himself to be up there with the greats. Quite simply, he never once puts a foot wrong.
Read Winter's Bone. It is the work of a superb author at the peak of his already considerable powers.
Brutality. Tenderness. Redemption... It's all here, and written in language so precise, yet so emotionally evocative, that each sentence is a joy to read. I have always liked Daniel Woodrell's fiction, but in this, his latest work, he has proved himself to be up there with the greats. Quite simply, he never once puts a foot wrong.
Read Winter's Bone. It is the work of a superb author at the peak of his already considerable powers.
42 of 44 people found the following review helpful
By Jaybird
Format:Hardcover
Set amongst poor white trash in the Ozark Hills, Winter's Bone is an extraordinary book. It is the story of Ree Dolly, a teenage girl, whose father is in and out of prison and whose mother has given up. Ree looks after her younger siblings, finding food to put on the table and energy to cook it.
The story follows her search for her father after he jumps bail, having put the family home up as security. Ree has to face down hard men and tough women, uncover family secrets and seek out the truth in her quest.
The book is incredibly atmospheric, with rounded characters and plot that is never stretched, but retains its tension throughout. This is not an easy read, emotionally; the violence can be graphic and the poverty grinding, but it is absolutely worth it.
Woodrell knows his territory intimately; he lives in the Ozarks. That comes through on every page, with an extraordinary sense of landscape. He is also one of the few male authors who can write female characters as well as he writes men. In the end it is that intimacy, that tenderness, with the hills, with the characters, even with the violence, that lifts this book above the ordinary.
The story follows her search for her father after he jumps bail, having put the family home up as security. Ree has to face down hard men and tough women, uncover family secrets and seek out the truth in her quest.
The book is incredibly atmospheric, with rounded characters and plot that is never stretched, but retains its tension throughout. This is not an easy read, emotionally; the violence can be graphic and the poverty grinding, but it is absolutely worth it.
Woodrell knows his territory intimately; he lives in the Ozarks. That comes through on every page, with an extraordinary sense of landscape. He is also one of the few male authors who can write female characters as well as he writes men. In the end it is that intimacy, that tenderness, with the hills, with the characters, even with the violence, that lifts this book above the ordinary.
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One of the best books I have read this year
I read this having watched the film first and wasn't sure if I would enjoy it. However myself and my daughter both read it recently and really enjoyed it. Read more
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Great writing, quite genuinely gritty at times, and I was impressed that the author got into the head of a young woman (girl, really) so convincingly... Read more
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Winters bone
Well written with good storyline. Was pleased that the ending was good, but wanted to know more about the main characters. Will there be another book about life in the Ozarks.
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I loved this book. It's spare, tough prose is a lot like Cormac Mc Carthy. It is a dramatic read, and I wanted it to go on forever.
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The film.......then the book
I was very moved by the extraordinarily beautiful film and, unusually for me as I prefer to do it the other way round, I then bought the book........and was not disappointed. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Mole
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Make this your next book
Now and again one comes across a book which is fresh, stimulating, credible, well written and well worth reading. Winters Bone is just that and more. Thank you Mr Woodrell.
Published 6 months ago by peter wilson
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cold as the chill in your bones in late January
This is a great novel. Daniel woodrell tells the tale of a 16 year old girl looking for her missing father among the poor ,forgotten people of the Ozark Hills . Read more
Published 7 months ago by A. Browne
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Simply one of the best books I have ever read...
Woodrell is a superb storyteller, wordsmith and narrator. This is a truly superb book, beautifully written, utterly captivating, and unputdownable. Read more
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This book is excellent. You can't fail to be impressed with the quality of the writing, the descriptions of the despair, environment and hopelessly desperate situation of the lead... Read more
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