Descent
(Book)
Author
Published
Chapel Hill : Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, NC 2015.
ISBN
9781616203047, 1616203048
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Status
Elmwood Park Public Library - Adult Fiction
FICTION JOHNSTON, T.
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FICTION JOHNSTON, T.
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Elmwood Park Public Library - Adult Fiction | FICTION JOHNSTON, T. | On Shelf |
Location | Call Number | Status |
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Batavia Public Library District - Adult Fiction | FIC Johnston, Tim | Checked out |
Bedford Park Public Library District - Stacks | FIC Joh | On Shelf |
Beecher Community Library District - Stacks | F JOH | On Shelf |
Bensenville Community Public Library District - Fiction | JOHNSTON | On Shelf |
Berkeley Public Library - Stacks | FICTION JOHNSTON | On Shelf |
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Published
Chapel Hill : Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, NC 2015.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
374 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
ISBN
9781616203047, 1616203048
Notes
General Note
"Published simultaneously in Canada by Thomas Allen & Son Limited"--Title page verso.
Description
"Descent, the story of a family undone by the disappearance of a daughter who went out for a morning run and didn't come back, marks the adult fiction debut of a remarkable young writer. Stunning in its emotional impact, Descent is a compulsively readable page-turner with a strong literary sensibility. The girl's vanishing--on a sunny, late-summer vacation morning--all the more devastating for its mystery, is the beginning the family's harrowing journey down increasingly divergent and solitary paths, until all that continues to bind them to each other are the questions they can never bring themselves to ask: At what point does a family stop searching? At what point does a girl stop fighting for her life? In the weeks and months that follow, hope leads to disillusionment, and each of them--father, mother, son--withdraws into emotional isolation, individually assessing the blame and assuming the responsibility for their collective loss. Haunting and unforgettable, Descent is a novel that will grab the reader's heart and mind, and will linger there long after the last page is turned"--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Johnston, T. (2015). Descent (First Edition.). Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Johnston, Tim, 1962-. 2015. Descent. Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Johnston, Tim, 1962-. Descent Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2015.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Johnston, Tim. Descent First Edition., Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2015.
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