![]() And as young Luke watches the world around him, he unravels secrets that could shatter lives - and change his family and his town forever. and someone has begun furtively painting the bare clapboards of the Chandler farmhouse, slowly, painstakingly, bathing the run-down structure in gleaming white. ![]() ![]() Any page references refer to a USA edition of the book, usually the trade paperback version, and may vary in other editions. Unless otherwise stated, this discussion guide is reprinted with the permission of Dell. Speculate about how Lukes life unfolds after his family leaves the Arkansas Delta. The novel A Painted House shows many examples of characterization. A beautiful young woman ignites forbidden passions. A Painted House ends with tantalizing possibilities. A brutal murder leaves the town seething in gossip and suspicion. And suddenly mysteries are flooding Luke's world. ![]() ![]() But in the long, hot summer of his seventh year, two groups of migrant workers - and two very dangerous men - came through the Arkansas Delta to work the Chandler cotton farm. Until that September of 1952, Luke Chandler had never kept a secret or told a single lie. Two small tears atop jacket spine, light brown smudge on page edge. ![]()
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