Emma Who Saved My Life - Hardcover

Barnhardt, Wilton

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 031202911X ISBN 13: 9780312029111

Publisher: St Martin's Press, 1989

Synopsis

Dreaming of becoming an actor, Gil Freeman leaves the Midwest for the bright lights of New York, and, over the next decade, his life takes some unexpected directions, culminating in his meeting with Emma Gennaro

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Review:

""Emma is a winner--a book of enormous charm....One of the most promising fictional debuts in many years."--"Publishers Weekly
"Big, funny, engaging, unsentimental...delightful."--"New York Post
"This is an immensely winning book."--"Los Angeles Times Book Review
""Emma "is a winner--a book of enormous charm....One of the most promising fictional debuts in many years."--"Publishers Weekly"

"Big, funny, engaging, unsentimental...delightful."--"New York Post"

"This is an immensely winning book."--"Los Angeles Times Book Review"
"With a polished assurance rare in a first novel...Wilton Barnhardt unreels flashy scene after scene in convincing detail and sharp, snappy dialogue...the kind of shooting star that will make readers watch the skies eagerly for Barnhardt's next one."--Susan Allen Toth, "The Washingtion Post Book World

""This is an immensely winning book."--"Los Angeles Times Book Review
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"Heir to Holden Caulfield...An affecting first novel, full of feeling without being sentimental."--"Financial Times" (London)

"New novelists are plentiful. New novelists who create memorable characters, an insightful story, and thoughtful wit are rare. Wilton Barnhardt is one of the rare ones."--Rebecca Warburton Boylan, "Newsday

""Emma is a winner--a book of enormous charm....One of the most promising fictional debuts in many years."--"Publishers Weekly

""Big, funny, engaging, unsentimental...delightful."--"New York Post"

With a polished assurance rare in a first novel...Wilton Barnhardt unreels flashy scene after scene in convincing detail and sharp, snappy dialogue...the kind of shooting star that will make readers watch the skies eagerly for Barnhardt's next one. "Susan Allen Toth, The Washingtion Post Book World"

This is an immensely winning book. "Los Angeles Times Book Review"

Heir to Holden Caulfield...An affecting first novel, full of feeling without being sentimental. "Financial Times (London)"

New novelists are plentiful. New novelists who create memorable characters, an insightful story, and thoughtful wit are rare. Wilton Barnhardt is one of the rare ones. "Rebecca Warburton Boylan, Newsday"

Emma is a winner--a book of enormous charm....One of the most promising fictional debuts in many years. "Publishers Weekly"

Big, funny, engaging, unsentimental...delightful. "New York Post""

With a polished assurance rare in a first novel...Wilton Barnhardt unreels flashy scene after scene in convincing detail and sharp, snappy dialogue...the kind of shooting star that will make readers watch the skies eagerly for Barnhardt's next one. Susan Allen Toth, The Washingtion Post Book World

This is an immensely winning book. Los Angeles Times Book Review

Heir to Holden Caulfield...An affecting first novel, full of feeling without being sentimental. Financial Times (London)

New novelists are plentiful. New novelists who create memorable characters, an insightful story, and thoughtful wit are rare. Wilton Barnhardt is one of the rare ones. Rebecca Warburton Boylan, Newsday

Emma is a winner--a book of enormous charm....One of the most promising fictional debuts in many years. Publishers Weekly

Big, funny, engaging, unsentimental...delightful. New York Post

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"With a polished assurance rare in a first novel...Wilton Barnhardt unreels flashy scene after scene in convincing detail and sharp, snappy dialogue...the kind of shooting star that will make readers watch the skies eagerly for Barnhardt's next one." --Susan Allen Toth, The Washingtion Post Book World

"This is an immensely winning book." --Los Angeles Times Book Review

"Heir to Holden Caulfield...An affecting first novel, full of feeling without being sentimental." --Financial Times (London)

"New novelists are plentiful. New novelists who create memorable characters, an insightful story, and thoughtful wit are rare. Wilton Barnhardt is one of the rare ones." --Rebecca Warburton Boylan, Newsday

"Emma is a winner--a book of enormous charm....One of the most promising fictional debuts in many years." --Publishers Weekly

"Big, funny, engaging, unsentimental...delightful." --New York Post

About the Author:

Wilton Barnhardt is the author of three other novels: Gospel, Show World, and Lookaway, Lookaway. A native of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, he teaches fiction in the master of fine arts in creative writing program at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, where he lives.

About this edition

• Publisher: St Martin's Press
• Publication date: 1989
• ISBN 10: 031202911X
• ISBN 13: 9780312029111
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 470