Demon Copperhead (Barbara Kingsolver)

From the bestselling author of Unsheltered and Flight Behavior, a brilliant novel that enthrals, compels, and captures the heart as it evokes a young hero's unforgettable journey to maturity.  Demon Copperhead speaks for a new generation of lost boys, and all those born into beautiful, cursed places they can't imagine leaving behind.

"Kingsolver’s Demon Copperhead is chock-full of cinematic twists and turns that might not be for the faint of heart but are also not that surprising given the book’s subject matter."  -  Alexis Burling, San Francisco Chronicle

Demon Copperhead is set in the mountains of southern Appalachia. It's the story of a boy born to a teenage single mother in a single-wide trailer, with no assets beyond his dead father's good looks and copper-coloured hair, a caustic wit, and a fierce talent for survival.