That Night - Softcover

McDermott, Alice

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0747568243 ISBN 13: 9780747568247

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, 2005

Synopsis

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 fuelled by fierce, true love. This is the night they will talk about and remember as the moment things changed for ever.

About this title

Review:

‘A stunning work’ -- Sunday Times

‘A wonderfully unfettered, ample novel. One that celebrates voice, personality and feeling when so much fiction avoids those rewarding characteristics’ -- New York Times Book Review

‘That Night has universal appeal ... there is a depth of feeling here which is beautifully - and seriously - realised’ -- Independent

‘The author’s perceptions of suburban life have a rich detail of the quality of a Cheever or an Updike’ -- Los Angeles Times

About the Author:

Alice McDermott is the author of A Bigamist's Daughter, At Weddings and Wakes, Charming Billy and Child of My Heart, all of which are published by Bloomsbury. She lives with her family outside Washington, D.C.

About this edition

• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0747568243
• ISBN 13: 9780747568247
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 192