Heading West
By Doris Betts
1981
First Published
3.61
Average Rating
368
Number of Pages
The author of Souls Raised from the Dead offers a gripping novel that combines the suspense of a thriller with the exhilarating story of a woman's bumpy journey toward liberation. A small-town librarian with big dreams is resigned to a dull vacation with her sister and brother-in-law—until a thief accosts the group and kidnaps her.
Avg Rating
3.61
Number of Ratings
93
5 STARS
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4 STARS
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3 STARS
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2 STARS
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1 STARS
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Author
Doris Betts
Author · 8 books
Doris Betts (1932-2012), former Chancellor of the Fellowship of Southern Writers, wrote nine novels and three collections of short stories, including The Gentle Insurrection, The Sharp Teeth of Love, Souls Raised from the Dead, which won the Southern Book Award, and Beasts of the Southern Wild, which was a finalist for the National Book Award. Betts taught at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for 35 years. She was a Guggenheim Fellow and received a medal from the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters.
