The Taste of Anger
Book description
I'll kill the first person who comes through this door.' My father grips a baseball bat in his meaty hands. It is 1962 and Diane is three years old when her violent father moves their family - her, her pregnant mother, and her six siblings - to a remote farm…
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Why read it?
1 author picked The Taste of Anger as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
The subject matter is extremely difficult and yet the writing is so engaging I had trouble putting this book down. I had to know what happened to this very troubled family.
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