The Best People in the World: A Novel - Couverture rigide

Tussing, Justin

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0060815337 ISBN 13 : 9780060815332

Editeur : Harper, 2006

Synopsis

Book by Tussing Justin

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

In Paducah, Kentucky, high floodwalls confine the current of the mighty Ohio, and for seventeen-year-old Thomas, the small town he has known all his life is full of limits that have left him feeling as reined in as the river. Things only get worse when his father pulls a few strings to get him a summer job as a subsystems technician at Western Kentucky State Power, and he is given an uninspiring view of what his future may hold.

But the boundaries all disappear when Thomas falls for his new history teacher, Alice, a woman eight years his senior who becomes his first love, and when he meets the town misfit, Shiloh, a vagabond and anarchist who becomes his new role model. With pasts and futures they long to be free of, this unlikely trio flees for rural Vermont, where they live in seclusion, a society of three with no commitments and no rules. Their adventures in freedom and in intimacy come at a price, however, as they discover that a life apart from the world does not ensure a life apart from the past—and for one of them, the past that emerges will threaten tragedy.

With its singular blend of harrowing mystery and subtle humor, The Best People in the World introduces an unusual and compelling new voice. Justin Tussing has written an unforgettable novel about love, redemption, and coming-of-age that masterfully illuminates a moment when everything was perfect—and then, when it wasn't.

Revue de presse :

“An engrossing tale . . . The novel ultimately succeeds because of the original voice of the narrator.” (USA Today)

“Tussing is a fine writer with a flair for imagery, and he’s crafted a melancholy, resonant story.” (Boston magazine)

“Inventive . . . Eloquent in capturing what it’s like to be alien in your own hometown. (Rocky Mountain News)

“Bleakly beautiful... Tussing skillfully crafts simultaneously visionary and demented characters... [An] odd but honest, appealing American story.” (Publishers Weekly (starred review))

“A fresh, original voice . . . Tussing fashions a sophisticated exploration of the allure of love.” (Des Moines Register)

“One bright book of exuberant American life . . . Tussing has a real gift.” (New York Times Book Review)

“It is very rare to find a novel so lovingly, deliberately and perfectly written . . . Read it. Now.” (Salon)

“A significant literary feat... Announces the arrival of a talented young voice on the contemporary fiction scene.” (Boston Sunday Globe)

“This novel is rich in character, and it offers scene after scene of crackling, revelatory dialogue among lovers and friends.” (Chicago Tribune)

“[A] lovely novel . . . Tussing is a witty, affecting writer.” (Washington Post Book World)

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Harper
• Date d'édition: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0060815337
• ISBN 13: 9780060815332
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 352