The Ruins of California (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781594482311)

For the Ruin family in 1970s California, as described by the precocious young Inez, life is complex. Her father, Paul, is self-obsessed, intrusive, and brilliant. He's also twice divorced, leaving Inez to bounce between two worlds and embracing neither-that of Paul's bohemian life in San Francisco and the more sedate world of her mother Connie, a Latin bombshell who plays tennis and attends EST seminars in the suburbs. As Inez progresses through high school we are witness to a remarkable family saga that renders a strange and fascinating slice of America in transition-one like the Ruins of California themselves, at once bold and innocent, creative and chaotic, obsessed and liberating.

Author: Martha Sherrill
ISBN-10: 1594482314
ISBN-13: 9781594482311
Publisher: Penguin Adult Hc/Tr
Language: English
Published: 01/02/2007
Pages: 384
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.66lbs
Size: 7.98h x 5.14w x 1.05d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.7
Point Value: 16
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 114775 / Ruins of California