Queen of Mean Street

作者:Carpenter, Kay

页数:336

出版时间:2002-10

价格:$ 20.28

isbn号码:9780741412775

Challenged by her mother's mental illness and father's negligence, Lizzy Clayton is determined to BE somebody and escape the abusive environment of Nettle Street, her childhood neighborhood. She faces an uphill struggle during the late 1960s and early 1970s in Austin, Texas, when social revolutions began demolishing traditional rules. Lizzy overcomes many obstacles, but her ambitions backfire when she catches the eye of a soon-to-be-killer who threatens her life. Hilda Schwartz, Lizzy's next-door neighbor and social antithesis, narrates this compelling story and the development of their oddly matched friendship with insight, humor, and a genuine affection for her best friend.