Daphne : A Novel - Will Boast Fiction Cormac McCarthy boldly divines a

Cormac McCarthy boldly divines a future without hope

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Born in trashy backwoods Ohio

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Daphne : A Novel - Will Boast Fiction Cormac McCarthy boldly divines aElegantly written and profoundly moving, this spellbinding debut affirms Boast's reputation as a "new young American voice for the ages" (Tom Franklin). Born with a rare (and real) condition in which she suffers degrees of paralysis when faced with intense emotion, Daphne has few close friends and even fewer lovers. Like her mythic namesake, even one touch can freeze her. But when Daphne meets shy, charming Ollie, her well honed defenses falter, and