Blackberries in the dark

Description

"Austin's visit to his grandmother's is the first since Grandpa died. Austin notices Grandpa's things but feels the emptiness of his absence. This spare story vividly captures the emotions of painful times and shows how they ease with sharing and remembering. Boy and grandfather were close, but boy and grandmother seem destined to be just as close, with Grandpa's memory to bind them. Poignant and perceptive, this has impressive resonance, and readers won't easily shed its warm afterglow."--(starred) Booklist. From the Trade Paperback edition.

First Sentence

When Austin got off the airplane, his grandmother was waiting for him-wearing a white linen suit and white linen shoes and a hat with artificial cherries on it.

Description

Nine-year-old Austin visits his grandmother the summer after his grandfather dies and together they try to come to terms with their loss.

Subjects

Genres

• Fiction

Other Editions

• Blackberries in the darkDistributed by Random House2002-01-01
• Blackberries in the darkKnopf1985-01-01
• Blackberries in the darkHoughton-Mifflin1989-01-01
• Blackberries in the DarkPaperbackYearling1994-09-20
• Blackberries in the DarkeBookRandom House Children's Books2009-01-01