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The clam shellMary Lee Settle

The clam shell

Mary Lee Settle
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Searching for an escape from mediocrity, the young heroine of The Clam Shell leaves her hometown of Canona, West Virginia, and enters a Southern women's college. She is not destined for the safe path, however; her brutal awakening comes in the form of a violent sexual assault through which she ultimately discovers her own hidden strength. Set in 1936, The Clam Shell continues the mesmerizing story Settle began in The Love Eaters.

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3 editions
  • Other · English · 1995
    University of South Carolina Press · 255 pages · 9781570030994
  • Other · English · 1987
    Scribner · 255 pages · 9780684187556
  • Other · English · 1971
    Bodley Head · 256 pages · 9780370014487
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