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Josh Denslow of the Washington Independent Review of Books wrote that the story is "told with humor and affection and a deep understanding of human nature". [ 20 ] Jaclyn Fulwood of Shelf Awareness wrote, "Yu's format-bending, deeply felt examination of the American dream is an exercise in encouraged empathy."
The book begins by briefly introducing the reader to Phillips in 1989, before quickly travelling back to her childhood in 1940s Brooklyn. [10] It then covers her early life and first successes in the film industry: she and Michael earned $100,000 from their debut feature, Steelyard Blues, moved to Malibu, California, and had a daughter, Kate. [9]
This Town Will Never Let Us Go is an original novel by Lawrence Miles set in the Faction Paradox universe.. Although taking place in a shared universe, it is a stand-alone work that does not require any prior knowledge and features no recurring characters.
The book generated extensive notoriety and sales, and was also the subject of a low-budget documentary. [1] The book was the subject of several reported lawsuits. On 1 March 1996, the woman referred to as "Tiffany" sued the publisher Dove Books, and its executive, Michael Viner. [2]
The book opens on Amanda and her family having moved to California where her father prospects for gold. [5] The family's new home town is sparsely inhabited, including only "a stage stop, a pump house, a few log cabins." [6] Out of boredom, Amanda figures out, after a few tries, how to bake gooseberry pie using her family's wood-fire stove.
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Station Eleven is a novel by the Canadian writer Emily St. John Mandel. [1] [2] [3] It takes place in the Great Lakes region before and after a fictional swine flu pandemic, known as the "Georgia Flu", has devastated the world, killing most of the population.
Home was named one of the "100 Notable Books of 2008" by The New York Times, [4] one of the "Best Books of 2008" by The Washington Post, [5] one of the Los Angeles Times' "Favorite Books 2008", [6] one of the "Best Books of 2008" by San Francisco Chronicle, [7] as well as one of The New Yorker book critic James Wood's ten favorite books of 2008 ...