The unlikely heroine of "Winter's Bone," 16-year-old Ree Dolly, is too young to escape her circumstances in her rural Missouri town, but old enough to be forced to make some very adult decisions regarding her family. Missourian Daniel Woodrell's novel is a stark but honest look at the ravages of methamphetamine on rural America and the bonds of family loyalty. Adults.
The unlikely heroine of "Winter's Bone," 16-year-old Ree Dolly, is too young to escape her circumstances in her rural Missouri town, but old enough to be forced to make some very adult decisions regarding her family. A stark but honest look at the ravages of methamphetamine and the bonds of family loyalty, Missourian Daniel Woodrell's novel is written as a glimpse into the sad facts of a drug culture that has its grip on rural America.
Adults.