| The Lay of the Land: Bascombe Trilogy (3) Contributor(s): Ford, Richard (Author) |
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ISBN: 0679776672 ISBN-13: 9780679776673 Publisher: Vintage OUR PRICE: $15.26 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2007 Annotation: NATIONAL BESTSELLER National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist A New York Times Best Book of the Year A sportswriter and a real estate agent, husband and father Frank Bascombe has been many things to many people. His unc ertain youth behind him, we follow him through three days during the autumn of 2000, when his trade as a realtor on the Jersey Shore is thriving. But as a presidential election hangs in the balance, and a postnuclear-family Thanksgiving looms before him, Frank discovers that what he terms the Permanent Period is fraught with unforeseen perils. An astonishing meditati on on America today and filled with brilliant insights, The Lay of the Lanis a magnificent achievement from one of the most celebrated chroniclers of our time. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Family Life - General - Fiction | Biographical |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Series: Vintage Contemporaries |
| Physical Information: 1.09" H x 5.26" W x 7.92" (0.81 lbs) 496 pages |
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| Publisher Description: NATIONAL BESTSELLER National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist A New York Times Best Book of the Year A sportswriter and a real estate agent, husband and father -Frank Bascombe has been many things to many people. His uncertain youth behind him, we follow him through three days during the autumn of 2000, when his trade as a realtor on the Jersey Shore is thriving. But as a presidential election hangs in the balance, and a postnuclear-family Thanksgiving looms before him, Frank discovers that what he terms "the Permanent Period" is fraught with unforeseen perils. An astonishing meditation on America today and filled with brilliant insights, The Lay of the Land is a magnificent achievement from one of the most celebrated chroniclers of our time. Also available in the Bascombe Trilogy: The Sportswriter, and Independence Day |