Carmen's Rust
Publisher: Duckworth Publishing
Published: June 2003
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 91
ISBN-13: 9780715632581
Subjects: Modern fiction; General; Fiction; Fiction - General
Description: "Carmen and her brother are sent to live with relatives after their family breaks apart. Imprisoned in a sprawling house ruled by Grandmother and Aunt Malva - table dictators who strive to maintain absolute control over their domicile - the scene is set for a struggle between the captive teens and their unrelenting keepers." "Restless and vibrant, Carmen attempts to overcome the social isolation she and her brother suffer in the iron-fisted grip of the family matriarchs. Her insouciance and budding sexuality create a powerful resistance to the bourgeois values, hypocrisy, and social imperatives that repress this uneasy household with its hilariously Kafkaesque cast of characters."--Jacket.