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July, July - by Tim O'Brien (Paperback)

July, July - by  Tim O'Brien (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Tim O'Brien's ambitious, compassionate, and terrifically compelling seventh novel, called his masterwork by <i>Texas Monthly</i>, sees one of our greatest writers return to his signature themes--passion, memory, and yearning in American twentieth-century life<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>"Insidiously, compulsively readable." -- MSNBC <p/>At the thirtieth reunion of the Darton Hall College class of 1969, ten old friends join their classmates for a summer weekend of dancing, drinking, flirting, reminiscing, and regret. The three decades since graduation have brought marriage and divorce, children and careers, hopes deferred and replaced.<i> July, July</i> tells the heart-rending and often hilarious story of men and women who came into adulthood at a moment when American ideals and innocence began to fade. These lives will ring familiar to anyone who has dreamed, worked, and struggled to keep course toward a happy ending. <p/>With humor and a sense of wistful hope, <i>July, July</i> speaks directly to the American character and its resilience, striking deep at the emotional center of our lives. <p/>A symphony of American life." -- <i>All Things Considered</i>, NPR <p/>"A small-scale tour de force by an American original . . . O'Brien is one of the most accomplished members of a generation of writers that includes Don DeLillo and Thomas Pynchon." --<i> Atlanta Journal-Constitution </i> <p/>Astonishing for [its] clarity of character, for [its] narrative thrills and surprises, for [its] humor and hard-won wisdom . . . <i>July, July</i> gives readers plenty of reasons to celebrate. -- <i>Chicago Sun-Times </i> <p/>Perceptive, affectionate and often very funny. -- <i>Boston Herald </i> <p/>A deeply satisfying story . . . O'Brien is intelligent and daring, but he is also eminently accessible." -- <i>O, the Oprah Magazine</i> <p/>Taut and compelling. --<i> Los Angeles Times Book Review<br></i><br>Beautifully realized, heartbreakingly honest. -- <i>Providence Journal-Bulletin <br></i><br>"Almost impossible to put down." -- <i>Austin American-Statesman </i><br><p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br>Insidiously, compulsively readable. MSNBC <br>At the thirtieth reunion of the Darton Hall College class of 1969, ten old friends join their classmates for a summer weekend of dancing, drinking, flirting, reminiscing, and regret. The three decades since graduation have brought marriage and divorce, children and careers, hopes deferred and replaced.<i> July, July</i> tells the heart-rending and often hilarious story of men and women who came into adulthood at a moment when American ideals and innocence began to fade. These lives will ring familiar to anyone who has dreamed, worked, and struggled to keep course toward a happy ending. <br>With humor and a sense of wistful hope, <i>July, July</i> speaks directly to the American character and its resilience, striking deep at the emotional center of our lives. <br>"A symphony of American life. <i>All Things Considered</i>, NPR <br> A small-scale tour de force by an American original . . . O Brien is one of the most accomplished members of a generation of writers that includes Don DeLillo and Thomas Pynchon. <i> Atlanta Journal-Constitution </i> <br>"Astonishing for [its] clarity of character, for [its] narrative thrills and surprises, for [its] humor and hard-won wisdom . . . <i>July, July</i> gives readers plenty of reasons to celebrate." <i>Chicago Sun-Times </i> <br>"Perceptive, affectionate and often very funny." <i>Boston Herald </i> <br>"A deeply satisfying story . . . O Brien is intelligent and daring, but he is also eminently accessible. <i>O, the Oprah Magazine</i> <br>"Taut and compelling." <i> Los Angeles Times Book Review<br></i><br>"Beautifully realized, heartbreakingly honest." <i>Providence Journal-Bulletin <br></i><br> Almost impossible to put down. <i>Austin American-Statesman </i> <br>TIM O BRIEN received the 1979 National Book Award for Going After Cacciato. Among his other books are The Things They Carried, a Pulitzer Prize Finalist and a New York Times Book of the Century, and In the Lake of the Woods, winner of the James Fenimore Cooper Prize. He is a recipient of the Holbrooke Distinguished Achievement Award from the Dayton Literary Peace Prize Foundation. <br>Author photograph (c) Meredith O Brien <br>Mariner<br>www.marinerbooks.com<br>$15.95<br>ISBN 978-0-544-21757-7<br>Fiction<br>0614/1561995 <p>"<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p>TIM O'BRIEN received the 1979 National Book Award for <i>Going After Cacciato</i>. Among his other books are <i>The Things They Carried, </i> a Pulitzer Prize Finalist and a <i>New York Times</i> Book of the Century, and <i>In the Lake of the Woods</i>, winner of the James Fenimore Cooper Prize.</p>

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