That Night - Softcover

McDermott, Alice

3.63

1,850 ratings by Goodreads

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0385333307 ISBN 13: 9780385333306

Publisher: Delta (imprint of Dell Publishing), 1999

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On a warm suburban night, the sound of lawn sprinklers is drowned out by the rumble of hot rods. Suddenly a car careens onto a family’s neat front yard, teenage boys spill out brandishing chains and leather, and a young man cries out for the girl he loves. Tonight fathers will pick up snow shovels and rakes to defend their turf, and children will witness a battle fueled by fierce, true love. This is the night they will talk about and remember as the moment everything changed forever.

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Review:

" A novel about miracles...To enter the world of this incantatory novel is to palpably recall, almost against one' s will, the rash, embattled strivings and disillusionments of first love." -- "Washington Post Book World
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" A rare and memorable work...a mythical tale about America that remembers when youth was young and hope
prevailed...a moving and captivating novel, both celebration and elegy." -- "Cleveland Plain Dealer"
" Remarkable...a dazzling mosaic of details and images...McDermott has wrought a miracle." -- "Chicago Tribune
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" Splendid...original...a rich discursive prose style that belongs entirely to Alice McDermott." -- "New York Times Book Review
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"A novel about miracles...To enter the world of this incantatory novel is to palpably recall, almost against one's will, the rash, embattled strivings and disillusionments of first love."--"Washington Post Book World
"
"A rare and memorable work...a mythical tale about America that remembers when youth was young and hope
prevailed...a moving and captivating novel, both celebration and elegy." --"Cleveland Plain Dealer"
"Remarkable...a dazzling mosaic of details and images...McDermott has wrought a miracle."--"Chicago Tribune
"
"Splendid...original...a rich discursive prose style that belongs entirely to Alice McDermott."--"New York Times Book Review
"

"At once mythic and personal---a novel that possesses the ability to make us remember our own youth and all that has vanished since."---Michiko Kakutani, "The New York Times"
"A strong, eloquent novel...McDermott writes clean, simple prose that serves her story beautifully. This novel is as carefully constructed as a poem, giving off a lustrous glow, and is poignant in the telling."---"People

"Voiced with musical economy...the author's perceptions of suburban life have a rich detail of the quality of a Cheever or an Updike."---"Los Angeles Times

"McDermott is a spellbinder, adding a cachet of mystery and eloquence to common occurrences....She has taken a suburban teenage romance and pregnancy and infused it with the power, the ominousness, and the star-crossed romanticism of a contemporary "Romeo and Juliet"."---"Chicago Tribune

"To enter the world of this incantatory novel is to palpably recall almost against one's will the rash, embattled strivings and disillusionments of first love."---"The Washington Post Book World

At once mythic and personal---a novel that possesses the ability to make us remember our own youth and all that has vanished since. "Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times"

A strong, eloquent novel McDermott writes clean, simple prose that serves her story beautifully. This novel is as carefully constructed as a poem, giving off a lustrous glow, and is poignant in the telling. "People"

Voiced with musical economy the author's perceptions of suburban life have a rich detail of the quality of a Cheever or an Updike. "Los Angeles Times"

McDermott is a spellbinder, adding a cachet of mystery and eloquence to common occurrences .She has taken a suburban teenage romance and pregnancy and infused it with the power, the ominousness, and the star-crossed romanticism of a contemporary "Romeo and Juliet." "Chicago Tribune"

To enter the world of this incantatory novel is to palpably recall almost against one's will the rash, embattled strivings and disillusionments of first love. "The Washington Post Book World""

"At once mythic and personal---a novel that possesses the ability to make us remember our own youth and all that has vanished since." --Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times

"A strong, eloquent novel...McDermott writes clean, simple prose that serves her story beautifully. This novel is as carefully constructed as a poem, giving off a lustrous glow, and is poignant in the telling." --People

"Voiced with musical economy...the author's perceptions of suburban life have a rich detail of the quality of a Cheever or an Updike." --Los Angeles Times

"To enter the world of this incantatory novel is to palpably recall almost against one's will the rash, embattled strivings and disillusionments of first love." --The Washington Post Book World

About the Author:

Alice McDermott is the author of five previous novels, including A Bigamist’s Daughter; Child of My Heart; Charming Billy; winner of the 1998 National Book Award; At Weddings and Wakes; and That Night. She lives with her family outside Washington, D.C.

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