The Testing of Luther Albright: A Novel - Brossura

Bezos, MacKenzie

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ISBN 10: 0060751428 ISBN 13: 9780060751425

Casa editrice: Perennial, 2006

Riassunto

Taking pride in the high-quality home he has built for his family in Sacramento, dam builder Luther Albright finds his ideals compromised in the aftermath of an earthquake, an event that raises his awareness about his son's increasingly threatening behavior, his wife's growing estrangement, and flaws in one of Luther's dam designs. Reader's Guide available. Reprint.

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“Bezos has produced a rarity: a sophisticated novel that breaks and swells the heart....sure-footed...compelling....irresistible.” (Toni Morrison, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature and author of Song of Solomon Toni Morrison, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature and author of Song of Solomon Toni Morrison, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature and author of Song of Sol)

“In her chilling first novel Bezos puts her hero under the microscope. . . . A masterful debut.” (Jane Hamilton, the prise-winning author of The Book of Ruth and Disobedience)

“An affecting portrait of a family whose admirable head has one fatal flaw...A self-assured, distinguished debut.” (Kirkus Reviews)

“A nuanced, emotionally charged first novel.” (Booklist)

“[An] impressive, quietly powerful debut... Bezos captures the extraordinary in the ordinary, revealing a startling talent for naturalism.” (Publishers Weekly)

“Bezos refreshingly resists tying the story up neatly at the end. Quietly heartbreaking...just as real life often is.” (BookPage)

“Outstanding. . . . Bezos lays bare the inner life of the repressed American Everyman in [an] exquisite, excruciating portrait.” (Entertainment Weekly)

“A memorable debut.” (The Sunday Oregonian)

L'autore:

MacKenzie Bezos lives in Seattle, Washington. This is her first novel.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Perennial
• Data di pubblicazione: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0060751428
• ISBN 13: 9780060751425
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 239