A clairvoyant when it comes to the Starbucks orders of strangers, a renegade when it comes to bureaucracy, Zeke asks almost everybody he meets, "Why are you so unhappy?" The answers he receives-a mix of true sadness and absurd complaint-become the core of an obsessive project, "The Inventory of Amer
My American
โ Scribed by Stella Gibbons
- Publisher
- Random House;Vintage Classic
- Year
- 2012
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 261 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN
- 0099529343
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โฆ Synopsis
My American follows the lives and loves of Amy Lee and Robert Vorst: from a chance childhood meeting to the comic, tragic and romantic trysts that follow. A baker's daughter, Amy has dreams of becoming a writer, whilst Robert is destined to be a doctor. Later, embarking on a lecture tour, Amy is reminded of 'her American' and endeavours to find him amidst Depression-era America.
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