num_pages: 320
description: The arrival of Frankie Crane, a girl with a past beyond her years, in the slow, small town of Linwood, Iowa, transforms sixteen-year-old May Caldwell's life, leading to sexual awakening, family ruin, and murder. Tour.
language: English
title: Smithereens
titlecomplete: Smithereens
genres: Fiction
ratings_count: 78
places: Iowa
awards: awardedAt: 788947200000
name: Hammett Prize
publisher: Doubleday