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        The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter


        setting

        Georgia

        time

        1930s

        language

        English

        region

        North America

        year published

        1940

        page count

        359

        difficulty

        Intermediate

        main characters

        John Singer, Mick Kelly, Biff Brannon, Dr. Copeland

        Rip's impressions

        Quick read for it's length and engaging, animated, deep original characters. McCullers was only 22 when she published this.

        first line

        In the town there were two mutes, and they were always together.

        last lines

        (spoiler alert)

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