Heart Is a Lonely Hunter

From the master of Southern Gothic, Carson McCullers's coming-of-age story like no other about a young girl's fascination with her brother's wedding.

Twelve-year-old Frankie is utterly, hopelessly bored with life until she hears about her older brother's wedding. Bolstered by lively conversations with her family maid, Berenice, and her six-year-old cousin -- not to mention her own unbridled imagination -- Frankie takes on an overly active role in the wedding, hoping even to go, uninvited, on the honeymoon, so deep is her desire to be a member of something larger, more accepting than herself.

Author: Carson McCullers
Publisher: Mariner Books
Published: 04/21/2004
Pages: 368
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.20w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9780618526413
Age Range: 14-UP

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 6.3
Point Value: 19
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 740 / Heart Is a Lonely Hunter


Review Citation(s):
Entertainment Weekly 07/05/2013 pg. 103

About the Author
Carson McCullers (1917-1967) was the author of numerous works of fiction and nonfiction, including Member of the Wedding, Reflections in a Golden Eye, and Clock Without Hands. Her first novel, The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter, made her an overnight literary sensation.