Heft - by Liz Moore (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>From the <em>New York Times</em> bestselling author of <em>Long Bright River</em>: A stunningly sad and heroically hopeful tale...This is a beautiful novel about relationships of the most makeshift kind. --<em>O, The Oprah Magazine</em><p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>Arthur Opp weighs 550 pounds and hasn't left his rambling Brooklyn home in a decade. Twenty miles away, in Yonkers, seventeen-year-old Kel Keller navigates life as the poor kid in a rich school and pins his hopes on what seems like a promising baseball career. The link between this unlikely pair is Kel's mother, Charlene, a former student of Arthur's. Told with warmth and intelligence through Arthur and Kel's own quirky and lovable voices, <em>Heft</em> is the story of two improbable heroes whose connection transforms both their lives.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><em>Heft</em> achieves real poignancy...The warmth, the humanity and the hope in this novel make it compelling and pleasurable.-- "Washington Post"<br><br>[Moore] writes with compassion and emotional insight but resists sentimentality...<em>Heft</em> leads to hope.-- "People"<br><br>Every once in a while, you read a book with such well-written, memorable characters that you know you're going to remember them forever...<em>Heft</em> is a wonderful oddball of a book. I loved it.--Jennifer Weiner<br><br>Few novelists of recent memory have put our bleak isolation into words as clearly as Liz Moore does in her new novel.-- "San Francisco Chronicle"<br><br>In <em>Heft</em>, Liz Moore creates a cast of vulnerable, lonely misfits that will break your heart and then make it soar. What a terrific novel!--Ann Hood<br><br>Moore's characters are lovingly drawn...A truly original voice.-- "The New Yorker"<br><br>Moore's writing is clear, persuasive, and totally engaging, bringing her characters to life in all their sweet, quirky glory.-- "Boston Globe"<br><br>Tender, thoughtful.-- "New York Times Book Review"<br><br>This is not a novel with a happy ending, and that's a good thing. Moore doesn't tie her story up in a pretty package and hand it to the reader with care, but artfully acknowledges in the end that some heavy loads cannot easily be left behind.-- "Minneapolis Star Tribune"<br><br><em>Heft</em> is a work that radiantly combines compassion and a clear-eyed vision. This is a novel of rare originality and sophistication.--Mary Gordon<br><br>This is the real deal, Liz Moore is the real deal--she's written a novel that will stick with you long after you've finished it.--Russell Banks<br><br>A suspenseful, restorative novel from one of our fine young voices.--Colum McCann<br>
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