The Constellations - 9780875806839
Un libro in lingua di Kevin Cunningham edito da Switchgrass Books, 2012
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It’s 1974 in DeKalb County, Illinois and the planets have failed to align for Roy Conlon. Widowed and broke, his eight-year-old son Eric is suddenly a mystery to him. The boy has become aware of a sky awhirl with stars and of the universe outside his small-Midwestern town. And as powerful forces pull Eric away, Roy’s efforts to hold onto his son are threatened by weakness, guilt, and his participation in a foolish crime.
Enter The Constellations, a novel of the diverging paths of a father and his son, and how each copes with the loss of the woman whose love and guidance held them together. Roy and Eric’s parallel journeys take them through a landscape populated by long shot players and kitchen sink philosophers, by ruthless thieves and fierce protectors. A compelling novel of small town America in the shadow of Vietnam and Watergate, Cunningham’s spare prose and deftly drawn heroes complete a portrait of our country reminiscent of Mark Richard and Jim Shepard. Scarred, divided, and damaged, his characters represent all of our false promises and failed dreams.
Informazioni bibliografiche
- Titolo del Libro in lingua: The Constellations
- Lingua: English
- Autore: Kevin Cunningham
- Editore: Switchgrass Books
- Collana: Switchgrass Books (Paperback)
- Data di Pubblicazione: 15 Novembre '12
- Genere: FICTION
- Pagine: 172
- Dimensioni mm: 215 x 139 x 0
- EAN-13: 9780875806839