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product_id: 51828048
title: "Salvage the Bones"
price: "£12.78"
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# Salvage the Bones

**Price:** £12.78
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

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- **What is this?** Salvage the Bones
- **How much does it cost?** £12.78 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
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## Description

_______________ 'A brilliantly pacy adventure story ... Ward writes like a dream' - The Times 'F resh and urgent' - New York Times 'There's something of Faulkner to Ward's grand diction' - Guardian _______________ WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD Hurricane Katrina is building over the Gulf of Mexico, threatening the coastal town of Bois Sauvage, Mississippi, and Esch's father is growing concerned. He's a hard drinker, largely absent, and it isn't often he worries about the family. Esch and her three brothers are stockpiling food, but there isn't much to save. Lately, Esch can't keep down what food she gets; at fifteen, she has just realized that she's pregnant. Her brother Skeetah is sneaking scraps for his prized pit bull's new litter, dying one by one. Meanwhile, brothers Randall and Junior try to stake their claim in a family long on child's play and short on parenting. As the novel progresses through twelve dramatic days, this unforgettable family - motherless children sacrificing for one another as they can, protecting and nurturing where love is scarce - pulls itself up to face another day. _______________ 'Masterful ... A palpable sense of desire and sorrow animates every page ... Salvage the Bones has the aura of a classic about it' - Washington Post 'Beautifully written ... A powerful depiction of grinding poverty, where somehow, amid the deprivation, the flame of filial affection survives and a genuine spirit of community is able to triumph over everything the system and nature can throw at it' - Daily Mail

Review: Required reading - Painfully beautiful language. I was absorbed immediately and spent hours in someone else's shoes. Soaking up their reality. Remembering to see through someone else's eyes.
Review: Gripping from the first page - It took me a while to get to this, but when I did Salvage the Bones was gripping from the first page as it explores a family preparing for Hurricane Katrina. It's about poverty, family, survival and love. Recommended.

## Features

- New Store Stock

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | 160,259 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) 10,433 in Literary Fiction (Books) 13,283 in Contemporary Fiction (Books) 22,790 in Social Sciences (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.2 out of 5 stars 6,030 Reviews |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Required reading
*by W***L on 13 August 2017*

Painfully beautiful language. I was absorbed immediately and spent hours in someone else's shoes. Soaking up their reality. Remembering to see through someone else's eyes.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Gripping from the first page
*by R***W on 13 November 2025*

It took me a while to get to this, but when I did Salvage the Bones was gripping from the first page as it explores a family preparing for Hurricane Katrina. It's about poverty, family, survival and love. Recommended.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Five Stars
*by M***N on 19 June 2018*

A moving exploration of sibling love amid chaos and poverty.

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*Last updated: 2026-06-22*