Reunion: A Novel
Autor Hannah Pittarden Limba Engleză Paperback – 28 sep 2015
Five minutes before her flight is set to take off, Kate Pulaski, failed screenwriter and newly failed wife with scarcely a hundred dollars to her name, learns that her estranged father has killed himself. More shocked than saddened by the news, she gives in to her siblings' request that she join them, along with her many half-siblings and most of her father's five former wives, in Atlanta, their birthplace, for a final farewell.
Written with huge heart and bracing wit, REUNION takes place over the following four days, as family secrets are revealed, personal foibles are exposed, and Kate-an inveterate liar looking for a way to come clean-slowly begins to acknowledge the overwhelming similarities between herself and the man she never thought she'd claim as an influence, much less a father. Hannah Pittard's "engaging and vigorous"* prose masterfully illuminates the problems that can divide modern families--and the ties that prove impossible to break. (*Chicago Tribune)
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781455553624
ISBN-10: 145555362X
Pagini: 288
Dimensiuni: 133 x 203 x 25 mm
Greutate: 0.23 kg
Editura: Grand Central Publishing
Colecția Grand Central Publishing
ISBN-10: 145555362X
Pagini: 288
Dimensiuni: 133 x 203 x 25 mm
Greutate: 0.23 kg
Editura: Grand Central Publishing
Colecția Grand Central Publishing
Notă biografică
Hannah
Pittard
is
the
author
of
the
critically
acclaimed
novelsReunionandThe
Fates
Will
Find
Their
Way.
Her
stories
have
appeared
inThe
American
ScholarandMcSweeney's,
among
other
publications.
A
consulting
editor
forNarrative
Magazine,
she
is
a
recipient
of
the
2006
Amanda
Davis
Highwire
Fiction
Award
and
a
MacDowell
Colony
Fellowship.
Her
forthcoming
novel,Listen
to
Me,published
in
3/16.
Recenzii
"Richly
rewarding
.
.
.
A
family
drama
you
won't
want
to
put
down."—People
"Wry, emotionally insightful. . . Reunion succeeds because Kate is so sharp, and perceptive about everyone-except, of course, herself. . . . Kate's voice resonates and elevates the book beyond a family drama."—Elizabeth Taylor, Chicago Tribune (Editor's Choice)
"A nuanced and intriguing study of family and love, money and debt, failure and success, starring one of the most likeable flawed narrators to come along in some time."—Emily St. John Mandel,The Millions
"An indelible portrait of a family, messy and raw. Prickly Kate isn't a particularly sympathetic character-but she feels like a real one."—Entertainment Weekly
"Hannah Pittard is the writer you won't be able to stop talking about...She's the kind of writer who gets in your head and makes you evangelize to all of your friends-wide eyes, quick gasp: 'Do you know about Hannah Pittard?' If she's not on your radar yet, she should be."—Buzzfeed
"Fast-paced . . . [Pittard] makes writing short, lively scenes look easy."—Atlanta Journal-Constitution
"Kate's narrative voice-raw, comic...is what makes this novel shine."—Bustle (An "October Best Book" selection)
"Emotionally astute. . . When this family of sorts gathers in Atlanta for the funeral, there is tension, pain, comedy, and finally, some healing and resolution. Kate is a winning narrator, whose insights into herself and her family keep the pages turning."—Publishers Weekly
"Truly unique and insightful . . .Reunionis a novel of death and life and family. It's about the stories we tell ourselves in order to survive, and what happens when those narratives break down."—Bookpage
"Wry, emotionally insightful. . . Reunion succeeds because Kate is so sharp, and perceptive about everyone-except, of course, herself. . . . Kate's voice resonates and elevates the book beyond a family drama."—Elizabeth Taylor, Chicago Tribune (Editor's Choice)
"A nuanced and intriguing study of family and love, money and debt, failure and success, starring one of the most likeable flawed narrators to come along in some time."—Emily St. John Mandel,The Millions
"An indelible portrait of a family, messy and raw. Prickly Kate isn't a particularly sympathetic character-but she feels like a real one."—Entertainment Weekly
"Hannah Pittard is the writer you won't be able to stop talking about...She's the kind of writer who gets in your head and makes you evangelize to all of your friends-wide eyes, quick gasp: 'Do you know about Hannah Pittard?' If she's not on your radar yet, she should be."—Buzzfeed
"Fast-paced . . . [Pittard] makes writing short, lively scenes look easy."—Atlanta Journal-Constitution
"Kate's narrative voice-raw, comic...is what makes this novel shine."—Bustle (An "October Best Book" selection)
"Emotionally astute. . . When this family of sorts gathers in Atlanta for the funeral, there is tension, pain, comedy, and finally, some healing and resolution. Kate is a winning narrator, whose insights into herself and her family keep the pages turning."—Publishers Weekly
"Truly unique and insightful . . .Reunionis a novel of death and life and family. It's about the stories we tell ourselves in order to survive, and what happens when those narratives break down."—Bookpage