

An edition of Striking out (1991)
By Lamb, Robert
Publish Date
1991
Publisher
Permanent Press
Language
eng
Pages
253
Description:
The Story: It's the 1950s. Before the Pill and the Sexual Revolution. Nice girls don't. Except sometimes. Readers say: --'If you came of age anywhere in America in the 1950s, this is your story.' ~A reader, Cleveland, Ohio. --'This novel is an absolute pleasure to read.' ~Terry Kay, author (*To Dance With the White Dog*) ~review in *The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.* --'This is one of the funniest novels I have ever read. I didn't want to put it down.' ~An Amazon customer.
subjects: teenage, rich girl-poor boy, Catholicism, first love, coming-of-age
People: Benny and Cherry
Times: 1950s