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Not the Only Sky

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Pub Date 1 May 2019 | Archive Date 23 Jun 2017

General Fiction (Adult) | Literary Fiction

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Big Bend, population 500, South Dakota, 1988: Eight-year-old Tiny Mite lives in a ramshackle farmhouse next to her grandfather's crashed airplane and the pine tree where she trains as a spy. Goddamn is her favorite word. Taking pictures with her camera made of aluminum foil and a tin can is her new big thing. She lives with Bee, her apocalypse-obsessed grandmother, and Luvie, her hard-drinking great-aunt. And then there's her mother, Velvet, beautiful and desperate, still in love with her high school boyfriend who she left to have a brief fling with Tiny Mite's absent father. One night, Tiny Mite hears a cry, but it's not what she imagines. And nothing will ever be the same. 

Big Bend, population 500, South Dakota, 1988: Eight-year-old Tiny Mite lives in a ramshackle farmhouse next to her grandfather's crashed airplane and the pine tree where she trains as a spy...

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Advance Praise

“Not The Only Sky is not only beautifully and poignantly written, but also provides fascinating insights into life in rural America. Alyssa Warren captures perfectly the profound vulnerability of her characters, particularly that of Tiny Mite and her mother Velvet.Tiny Mite’s voice is highly original, as she gives meaning to a life and childhood experiences that might otherwise be impossible to make sense of.”

JULIET CONLIN

“Not The Only Sky is not only beautifully and poignantly written, but also provides fascinating insights into life in rural America. Alyssa Warren captures perfectly the profound vulnerability of her...

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