The Clam Shell

By Mary Lee Settle

Book Overview

Searching for an escape from mediocrity, the young heroine of The Clam Shell leaves her hometown of Canona, West Virginia, and enters a Southern women's college. She is not destined for a safe path, however, and her violent awakening comes in the form of a brutal sexual assault through which she ultimately discovers her own hidden strength. Set in 1936, The Clam Shell continues the mesmerizing story Settle began in The Love Eaters.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1570030995
• ISBN13: 9781570030994
• Release Date: September 1995
• Publisher: University of South Carolina Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.0"