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      A Brief History of the Flood

      by Jean Harfenist
      Published
      Jun 2002
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      General Fiction General Fiction
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      224
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      Lillian Anderson is a strong-minded, backwoods-Minnesota girl, well-versed in the basics of survival. She can find air to breathe under a capsized boat, drive in a blizzard, or capture a wild duck. As part of a large struggling family, she tiptoes around her explosive father whose best days always come right after he's poached something and her neurotically optimistic mother whose bursts of vigor bring added chaos. Lillian barrels through adolescence with no illusions about her future, honing her clerical skills while working the nightshift as a salad girl in the airport kitchen. Just as she's on her feet and moving out, their house is literally sinking into the marsh. Stunningly honest, this story explores the fierce love that binds family together.

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      Jul 2003 Vintage ISBN13 9780375713354 ISBN10 0375713352
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      First Edition Jun 2002 Knopf ISBN13 9780375413933 ISBN10 0375413936
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      Dec 2007 Knopf ISBN13 9780307424273 ISBN10 0307424278
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      Dec 2007 Vintage ISBN10 B000XUBDUI
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