
The beet queen
Historical fiction
Human-narrated audio
Summary
On a cold spring morning in 1932, a boy and girl arrive at the small town of Argus in South Dakota. They have been deserted by their mother and are taking themselves to live with their aunt. Only young Mary… Adare gets there; her brother Karl is a wanderer already. Their lives are to intermingle from time to time with many other colourful characters, people obsessed with sex and trashed by circumstance. Each in turn has a hand in the telling. Includes strong language. 1987.