Bells for Eli (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780881467376)

First cousins Ellison Winfield and Adeline Green are meant to grow up happily and innocently across the street from one another amid the supposed wholesome values of small-town Green Branch, South Carolina, in the 1960s and 70s. But Eli's tragic accident changes the trajectory of their lives and of those connected to them. Shunned and even tortured by his peers for his disfigurement and frailty, Eli struggles for acceptance in childhood as Delia passionately defends him. Delia's narrative voice presents Eli as a confident young man in adolescence, but underneath he hides indelible wounds harboring pain and insecurity, scars that rule his impulses. And while Eli cherishes Delia and attempts to protect her from her own troubles, he cares not for protecting himself. In this compelling coming of age story, culture, family, friends, bullies, and lovers propel two young people to unite to guard each other in a world where love, hope, and connectedness ultimately triumph.

Author: Susan Beckham Zurenda
ISBN-10: 0881467375
ISBN-13: 9780881467376
Publisher: Mercer University Press
Language: English
Published: 03/02/2020
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.25lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.30w x 1.30d

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 01/27/2020