Homestead: A Novel
SKU: BKZN9781250845573
ISBN : 9781250845573
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Homestead: A Novel
From National Book Foundation 5 Under 35 Honoree And Flannery O'Connor Award Winner Melinda Moustakis, A Debut Novel Set In Alaska, About The Turbulent Marriage Of Two Unlikely HomesteadersA Beautiful Novel, Quiet As A Snowfall, Warm As A Glowing Wood StoveAdmirers Of Marilynne Robinson And Alice Munro Are Bound To Appreciate. -NprSpare And Exquisite, Tough And Lovely. The Sentences Build On Themselves, Becoming Expansive And Staggering In Their Sweep. -The New York Times Book Reviewanchorage, 1956. When Marie And Lawrence First Lock Eyes At The Moose Lodge, They Are Immediately Drawn Together. But When They Decide To Marry, Days Later, They Are More In Love With The Prospect Of Homesteading Than Anything Else. For Lawrence, His Parcel Of 150 Acres Is An Opportunity To Finally Belong In A World That Has Never Delivered On Its Promise. For Marie, The Land Is An Escape From The Empty Future She Sees Spinning Out Before Her, And A Risky Bet Is Better Than None At All. But Over The Next Few Years, As They Work The Land In An Attempt To Secure A Deed To Their Homestead, They Must Face Everything They DonT Know About Each Other. As The Territory Of Alaska Moves Toward Statehood And Inexorable Change, Can Marie And Lawrence Create Something New, Or Will They Break Apart Trying?Immersive And Wild-Hearted, Joyfully Alive To Both The Intimate And The Elemental, Homestead Is An Unflinching Portrait Of A New State And Of The Hard-Fought, Hard-Bitten Work Of Making A Family.
Specification of Homestead: A Novel
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Author | Moustakis, Melinda |
Binding | paperback |
Language | english |
ISBN-10 | 1250845572 |
ISBN-13 | 9781250845573 |
Publisher | Moustakis, Melinda |
Publication Year | 2024-02-27 |
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