****Who is A. N. Dyer? *& Sons* is a literary masterwork for readers of *The Art of Fielding, The Emperor's Children,* and *Wonder Boys*--the panoramic, deeply affecting story of an iconic novelist, two interconnected families, and the heartbreaking truths that fiction can hide.**** The funer
Kaidenberg's Best Sons: A Novel in Stories: novel
โ Scribed by Jason Heit
- Publisher
- Coteau Books
- Year
- 2019
- Tongue
- en-US
- Weight
- 183 KB
- Category
- Fiction
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
โฆ Synopsis
Kaidenberg's Best Sons is an unvarnished view of the lives of settlers in the early days of immigration to the Canadian priaries. Set in the early years of the 20th century, this book is the story of German-speaking Catholics who have emigrated from Russia to North Dakota. They learn of an opportunity to settle plots of land in Saskatchewan. As some members start packing and heading north for the promise of new land, others resent the idea of relocating.
Author Jason Heit describes his work as a "novel in stories." Some characters dovetail throughout the book while others appear in one or two stories. Together, these tales of grit and indomitable will give the reader various points-of-view into a small, close-knit community that is bound by heritage, a common language, and faith -- yet is rife with ambition, fear, and envy.
The first story is a bitter feud between two men over plots of land, a conflict that is just one of the dark undercurrents of stress that...
๐ SIMILAR VOLUMES
**"Powerful....Caputo's wisdom runs deep. Few writers have better captured the emotional lives of men." --_The New York Times Book Review_** **** **From Philip Caputo --the author of _A Rumor of War_ , _The Longest Road_ , and _Some Rise By Sin_ --comes a captivating mosaic of stories set in a s
SUMMARY: Lisey Debusher Landon lost her husband, Scott, two years ago, after a twenty-five-year marriage of the most profound and sometimes frightening intimacy. Scott was an award-winning, bestselling novelist and a very complicated man. Early in their relationship, before they married, Lisey had
Lisey Debusher Landon lost her husband, Scott, two years ago, after a twenty-five-year marriage of the most profound and sometimes frightening intimacy. Scott was an award-winning, bestselling novelist and a very complicated man. Early in their relationship, before they married, Lisey had to learn f
Twee jaar na de dood van een schrijver ruimt zijn weduwe zijn bezittingen op, waardoor het verleden weer boven komt.
One of Kings most powerful books ever, the story of a writers widow who must confront his demons after his deatha bookend to *Bag of Bones*, Liseys Story is about the wellsprings of creativity, the temptation of madness, and the secret language of love. Lisey Debusher Landon lost her husband, Scott