Ann Patchett
Taft
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An ex-jazz drummer wants nothing more than to be a good father in this moving family novel by the New York Times-bestselling author of The Dutch House.When his lover takes away his son, he's left only with his Beale Street, Memphis bar. He hires a young waitress named Fay Taft who brings with her a desperate, dangerous brother, Carl, and the possibility of new intimacy. Nickel finds himself consumed with Fay and Carl's dead father-Taft-obsessing over and reconstructing the life of a man he never met.A stunning artistic achievement, Taft confirms Ann Pathcett's standing as one of the most gifted writers of her generation and reminds us of our…
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An ex-jazz drummer wants nothing more than to be a good father in this moving family novel by the New York Times-bestselling author of The Dutch House.When his lover takes away his son, he's left only with his Beale Street, Memphis bar. He hires a young waitress named Fay Taft who brings with her a desperate, dangerous brother, Carl, and the possibility of new intimacy. Nickel finds himself consumed with Fay and Carl's dead father-Taft-obsessing over and reconstructing the life of a man he never met.A stunning artistic achievement, Taft confirms Ann Pathcett's standing as one of the most gifted writers of her generation and reminds us of our deepest instincts to protect the people we love.What could be merely a literary parlor trick-keeping three stories in the air at once-becomes…as resonant as a blues song, each story harmonizing with and answering others…. Expect miracles when you read Ann Patchett's fiction.-New York Times A moving emblem of fatherhood's rarely explored passion.-Los Angeles Times Patchett writes with remarkable conviction and attention to telling detail…. [She] is excellent at portraying the steady love and interest that holds the family members together, even though that love and interest isn't always successful in preserving the members from danger.-Jane Smiley, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Golden Age Strikingly original.-Kirkus Reviews
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-0-547-52415-3
- EAN: 9780547524153
- Produktnummer: 27881428
- Verlag: Mariner Books
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2020
- Seitenangabe: 290 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 360 KB
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