An Ocean in Iowa
- Binding: Paperback
- Edition: 1
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster
- Publish date: 04/01/1999
Description:
The year is 1969 and Scotty Ocean is living in suburban Iowa with his much-beloved mother, a failed artist who drinks too much, a remote father, and two older sisters. Seven-year-old Scotty has announced that this is going to be his special year. The year does turn out to be extraordinary, but in ways he could hardly have anticipated. His mother suddenly abandons the family and Scotty embarks on a campaign to get her to return. When his efforts fail, he begins making trouble in school, and despite his father's attempts to reestablish a family life, he takes dramatic action to remain seven forever.
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In a novel "full of small, note-perfect '60s references" (Booklist), Hedges captures the disruptions in communities and families across the country caused by the Vietnam war, the women's movement, and other social changes, deftly re-creating them through the eyes of a young boy longing for the safety and security of an old-fashioned family.
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