You Have to be Careful in the Land of the Free - Softcover

Kelman, James

3.31

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9780241142332: You Have to be Careful in the Land of the Free

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0241142334 ISBN 13: 9780241142332

Publisher: Hamish Hamilton, 2004

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Jeremiah Brown is 34, Scottish, and an inveterate gambler. He's lived in the US for several years, drifting from job to job and woman to woman, all the while dreaming of a better life. Then he meets a young singer, has a daughter, and things look up. But before long the relationship ends, and Jeremiah's life slips back into its familiar pattern. Now he's in a small town south of Rapid City, set for the first leg of his first trip home in years. Something about the place reminds of a time with his ex-girlfriend, and the memories keep rolling . . .

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PRAISE FOR YOU HAVE TO BE CAREFUL IN THE LAND OF THE FREE"Very, very fine . . . It may also be the best-it's certainly the most paranoid-book we've had thus far about the political and social reverberations of 9/11 in this country . . . Deft and moving . . .Very funny."-THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW

Synopsis:

Jeremiah Brown, a 34-year-old Scot, gambler and drifter, has lived in the USA for several years, fathering a child by a now defunct relationship. He is about to make his first trip home in years when he recalls a time with his ex-girlfriend, and the memories then keep rolling.

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