Whiteness of Bones

By Susanna Moore

Book Overview

Looking for her place in the alluring world outside the palm groves of her idyllic home in Hawaii, Mamie Clark visits her aunt in New York. As she makes her way through the treacherousness of a society obsessed with drugs, sex, money, and power, she seeks a reconciliation with her own island truths.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0385266464
• ISBN13: 9780385266468
• Release Date: February 1989
• Publisher: Doubleday Books
• Length: 277 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.

Customer Reviews

One annoying distraction

I agree with the other readers, with one caveat: an annoying distraction for me while reading this otherwise excellent book was the author's chronic use of incorrect terminology when referring to female genitalia. There are at least 5 or 6 points in the book where she refers to a woman's vagina, when what she clearly means is vulva. It's just irritating when female writers, especially, don't know the parts of the female body.

This is a truly engaging book

I have to agree with the other readers, this book is a gem. You will feel like you're right there with the characters! A must read.

A literary gem

One of the best contemporary novels I have read. The scene from which the title comes offers a BEAUTIFUL, original and mouth watering image that will stick with the reader forever.

Lush, beautifully written, heartbreaking

I read this book 7 years ago in college and still think of it frequently. Moore's lush settings and precise literary technique underscore the personal, deeply held pain of Mamie and Claire's past. I have read all of Moore's books and this one is the best.