The Summer We Fell Apart - Softcover

Antalek, Robin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0061782165 ISBN 13: 9780061782169

Publisher: William Morrow & Company, 2010

Synopsis

"[A] well-crafted and cunning debut novel...a testament to the resilience of the human spirit."
--Publishers Weekly

The Summer We Fell Apart by newcomer Robin Antalek is a poignant, funny, and totally engrossing novel of family disasters and sibling rivalry--and it marks the debut of a pitch-perfect new voice in contemporary American fiction. Antalek's tale of the trials and many tribulations of the hapless and more than a little dysfunctional Haas family recalls the work of Sue Miller and Ann Beattie--and is a wonderful introduction to a superb writer whose short fiction has been nominated for numerous awards, including the Glimmer Train's Family Matter's and Short-Story Award and the Bellingham Review's Tobias Wolff Award for Fiction.

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Review:

"THE SUMMER WE FELL APART is a thoroughly entertaining and often heart- breaking romp through the chaos and comforts of a large and extraordinary family."--Jessica Anya Blau, author of THE SUMMER OF NAKED SWIM PARTIES

""The Summer We Fell Apart" is a bright, big-hearted novel about the complexities and heartaches of the way we live now."--Elizabeth Benedict, author of "Almost" and "Mentors, Muses & Monsters: 30 Writers on the People Who Changed Their Lives"

"Full of the best kind of heartache, "The Summer We Fell Apart" is an unforgettable, big-hearted debut that will make you want to pick up the phone and call your own brother or sister."--Will Allison, author of "What You Have Left"

"Robin Antalek's debut is as haunting as it is gripping--a story of the events, both mundane and dramatic, that tear a family apart; and of the often inexplicable love that binds a family together. THE SUMMER WE FELL APART is a beautiful, memorable novel."--Diana Spechler, author of Who By Fire

Full of the best kind of heartache, "The Summer We Fell Apart" is an unforgettable, big-hearted debut that will make you want to pick up the phone and call your own brother or sister. --Will Allison, author of "What You Have Left""

The most moving aspect of this very moving novel may be its author s relationship to her characters. By portraying each sibling s muddled life with tenderness, respect, and clear-sightedness, author Antalek proves herself to be the ultimate good parent. --Martha Moody, bestselling author of "Best Friends""

THE SUMMER WE FELL APART is a thoroughly entertaining and often heart- breaking romp through the chaos and comforts of a large and extraordinary family. --Jessica Anya Blau, author of THE SUMMER OF NAKED SWIM PARTIES"

THE SUMMER WE FELL APART tells the story of the four Haas kids.... With every chapter the story grows richer and clearer, as does your appreciation for their humor, their burdens and their devotion to each other. --Juliette Fay, author of "Shelter Me""

"The Summer We Fell Apart" is a bright, big-hearted novel about the complexities and heartaches of the way we live now. --Elizabeth Benedict, author of "Almost" and "Mentors, Muses & Monsters: 30 Writers on the People Who Changed Their Lives""

Robin Antalek s debut is as haunting as it is gripping a story of the events, both mundane and dramatic, that tear a family apart; and of the often inexplicable love that binds a family together. THE SUMMER WE FELL APART is a beautiful, memorable novel. --Diana Spechler, author of Who By Fire"

From the Back Cover:

The children of a once-brilliant playwright and a struggling actress, the four Haas siblings grew up in chaos--raised in an environment composed of neglect and glamour in equal measure. When their father dies, they must depend on their intense but fragile bond to remember what it means to be family despite years of anger and hurt. These brothers and sisters are painfully human, sometimes selfish, and almost always making the wrong decisions, but their endearing struggles provide laughter through tears--something anyone who's ever had a sibling can relate to.

About this edition

• Publisher: William Morrow & Company
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0061782165
• ISBN 13: 9780061782169
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 384