Author

Publication

2015 - Soft Skull Press, California

Language

English

Word Count

71,500 words, Guess

Page Count

286 pages

Identifiers

and 4 more
  • Better World BooksP6-AVS-709
  • Better World Books9781593766238
  • Better World BooksO6-BHE-133
  • Open LibraryOL27191720M

Classifications

  • DDC813/.6
  • LCCPS3618.U349 M54 2015
  • LCCPS3618.U349

Description

"Mighty, Mighty is a modern day fable set in a crumbling metropolis riddled with urban poverty and violence. Dirty apartments, tattoo parlors, food kitchens - these are the markers of home for the struggling young adults around Chicago. Stefy is an artist at Ghost Town, the local tattoo shop, trying to provide for her younger sister Amanda and their ailing grandfather. Amanda is hoping for something better, seeking to escape a past riddled with addiction and an abusive relationship with Georgie. When he confronts her one drunken night at a dive bar, the situation turns violent: Amanda barely escapes with her life but Georgie lies dead on the bathroom floor. This one mistake puts the two sisters in the crosshairs of Georgie's father, a twisted, corrupt ex-cop now out for revenge over the murder of his son. His quest for vengeance will make the neighborhoods of Chicago tremble, leaving no one untouched. Mighty, Mighty is a harsh and realistic look at the struggle of two families desperately trying to get out from under the heavy boot of violence and poverty. Like the works of Richard Price and Dennis Lehane, the novel is a startling and accurate portrait of contemporary urban life"--

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Other Editions

  • Mighty, mightySoft Skull Press2015-01-01

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