I'll Never Be Long Gone - Hardcover

Greene, Thomas Christopher

3.52

206 ratings by Goodreads

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0060765801 ISBN 13: 9780060765804

Publisher: William Morrow & Co, 2005

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In the aftermath of their father's suicide, Owen endeavors to forget the past by escaping out into the world, while Charlie remains behind to take over the family restaurant, choices that have unexpected consequences upon Owen's return years later. 20,000 first printing.

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Review:

"A bright new voice in American Literature." -- Brett Lott, Praise for Mirror Lake

"Greene makes us see these things so clearly that they seem like sensual daydreams right there on the page."--Arizona Republic

"Greene's novel unfolds... with words filled with beauty and strength."--Tampa Tribune, Praise for Mirror Lake

"Written gracefully and with great sensitivity... in the tradition of Kent Haruf's Eventide and Mark Spragg's An Unfinished Life."--Howard Frank Mosher, author of Disappearances and Waiting For Teddy Williams

"Well-crafted... Greene is a reasonably engaging storyteller... intimate, minimalist scenes capture the flavor of smalltown life.--Publishers Weekly, Praise for Mirror Lake

"A story of love, betrayal, and violence that kept me turning the pages to the end."--Susan Cheever, Praise for Mirror Lake

"A bright new voice in American Literature."--Brett Lott, Praise for Mirror Lake

Greene makes us see these things so clearly that they seem like sensual daydreams right there on the page. --Arizona Republic"

Written gracefully and with great sensitivity... in the tradition of Kent Haruf s Eventide and Mark Spragg s An Unfinished Life. --Howard Frank Mosher, author of Disappearances and Waiting For Teddy Williams"

Well-crafted... Greene is a reasonably engaging storyteller... intimate, minimalist scenes capture the flavor of smalltown life.--Publishers Weekly, Praise for Mirror Lake"

About the Author:

Thomas Christopher Greene was born and raised in Worcester, Massachusetts. Educated at Hobart College and the MFA in Writing program at Vermont College, he is the author of Mirror Lake and I'll Never Be Long Gone. He currently lives outside Montpelier, Vermont, with his wife, Tia, their infant daughter, and their three dogs.

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