Don't forget me, little Bessie: a novel
(Book)
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Series:
Holland family saga ; volume 5.
Published:
New York : Atlantic Monthly Press, 2025.
Format:
Book
Edition:
First edition., First Grove Atlantic hardcover edition.
Physical Desc:
358 pages ; 24 cm.
Status:
Description
"Bestselling author James Lee Burke tells his most thrilling and insightful story yet through the eyes of fourteen-year-old Bessie Holland. At the beginning of the twentieth century, as America grapples with forces of human and natural violence more powerful than humanity has ever seen, Bessie Holland yearns for the love that she has never known. She finds a soulmate and mentor in a brilliant but tormented suffragette English teacher, who inspires Bessie to fight the forces of evil that permeate her world. Watching the vast Texas countryside being destroyed by an oil company and a menacing figure with a violent past, Bessie is prepared to defend her home and her family. But when she accidentally kills an unarmed man to defend her father Hackberry, she must flee to New York. There, her older brother introduces her to boys who will grow into gangsters, but as children admire and respect Bessie's spirit and fortitude as she is cast into a gangland that yearns for justice and mercy. A welcome return to the beloved Holland series and populated with characters both radiant and despicable, Don't Forget Me, Little Bessie is an epic story of a remarkable young girl who fights against potentially overwhelming forces"--
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MYSTERY BURKE
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MYSTERY BURKE
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Burke, James [Holland Family] #05 (Don't)
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Burke, James [Holland Family] #05 (Don't)
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Burke, James [Holland Family] #05 (Don't)
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Burke, James [Holland Family] #05 (Don't)
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FIC BURKE
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F BURKE
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New Fiction Burke
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New Fiction Burke
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Fiction Burke, James_Lee HOLLAND#5
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NEW FIC BURKE [JUN 25]
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BURKE
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FIC BURKE (HOLLAND FAMILY #5)
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Language:
English
ISBN:
9780802164520, 0802164528
Notes
Description
"Bestselling author James Lee Burke tells his most thrilling and insightful story yet through the eyes of fourteen-year-old Bessie Holland. At the beginning of the twentieth century, as America grapples with forces of human and natural violence more powerful than humanity has ever seen, Bessie Holland yearns for the love that she has never known. She finds a soulmate and mentor in a brilliant but tormented suffragette English teacher, who inspires Bessie to fight the forces of evil that permeate her world. Watching the vast Texas countryside being destroyed by an oil company and a menacing figure with a violent past, Bessie is prepared to defend her home and her family. But when she accidentally kills an unarmed man to defend her father Hackberry, she must flee to New York. There, her older brother introduces her to boys who will grow into gangsters, but as children admire and respect Bessie's spirit and fortitude as she is cast into a gangland that yearns for justice and mercy. A welcome return to the beloved Holland series and populated with characters both radiant and despicable, Don't Forget Me, Little Bessie is an epic story of a remarkable young girl who fights against potentially overwhelming forces"--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation (style guide)
Burke, J. L. (2025). Don't forget me, little Bessie: a novel. First edition. Atlantic Monthly Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Burke, James Lee, 1936-. 2025. Don't Forget Me, Little Bessie: A Novel. Atlantic Monthly Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Burke, James Lee, 1936-, Don't Forget Me, Little Bessie: A Novel. Atlantic Monthly Press, 2025.
MLA Citation (style guide)Burke, James Lee. Don't Forget Me, Little Bessie: A Novel. First edition. Atlantic Monthly Press, 2025.
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