Demon Copperhead by 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. 

In a plot that never pauses for breath, relayed in his own unsparing voice, he braves the modern perils of foster care, child labour, derelict schools, athletic success, addiction, disastrous loves, and crushing losses. Through all of it,