Pasadena: A Novel - Hardcover

Ebershoff, David

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0375504567 ISBN 13: 9780375504563

Publisher: Random House Inc, 2002

Synopsis

The life and loves of Linda Stamp, a fishergirl born in 1903 on a coastal onion farm, and those of the three men who transformer her life--her pragmatic farmer brother Edmund; Captain Willis Poore, a young orange rancher; and Bruder, an orphan brought back from World War I by her father--are set against the backfrop of early twentieth-century California as it evolves from frontier to suburb. 50,000 first printing.

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Review

""Wuthering Heights meets "East of Eden."
"--The Wall Street Journal
""Pasadena is like a grand opera. . . . [David] Ebershoff must be applauded for the grandness of his design, for grand characters, For grand setting, and . . . for his grand vision of Pasadena as the center of 'real history.'"
"--Los Angeles Times Book Review
"Both a triumph of historical re-creation and a full-bodied romance . . . You feel that, if you were transported back to Pasadena in 1925, Ebershoff's book would enable you to find your way around perfectly."
"--Baltimore Sun
"Ebershoff's crafting of characters is so sharp, so perfect, that we ache for most of them. . . . [He] has us in thrall, and every word he writes counts.""
--Fort Worth Star-Telegram
"Full of detail and unerring language . . . magically evokes the rich and varied landscape of Southern California.'"
"--The Boston Sunday Globe
"A luxurious tragedy . . . gorgeous, full of romance and disaster . . . "Pasadena is a novel to get lost in."
"--The Christian Science Monitor

""Wuthering Heights" meets "East of Eden,""
"--The Wall Street Journal"
""Pasadena" is like a grand opera. . . . [David] Ebershoff must be applauded for the grandness of his design, for grand characters, For grand setting, and . . . for his grand vision of Pasadena as the center of 'real history.'"
"--Los Angeles Times Book Review"
"Both a triumph of historical re-creation and a full-bodied romance . . . You feel that, if you were transported back to Pasadena in 1925, Ebershoff's book would enable you to find your way around perfectly."
"--Baltimore Sun"
"Ebershoff's crafting of characters is so sharp, so perfect, that we ache for most of them. . . . [He] has us in thrall, and every word he writes counts.""
--Fort Worth Star-Telegram"
"Full of detail and unerring language . . . magically evokes the rich and varied landscape of Southern California.'"
"--The Boston Sunday Globe"
"A luxurious tragedy . . . gorgeous, full of romance and disaster . . . "Pasadena" is a novel to get lost in."
"--The Christian Science Monitor"

""Wuthering Heights" meets "East of Eden"."
"--The Wall Street Journal"

""Pasadena" is like a grand opera. . . . [David] Ebershoff must be applauded for the grandness of his design, for grand characters, For grand setting, and . . . for his grand vision of Pasadena as the center of 'real history.'"
"--Los Angeles Times Book Review"

"Both a triumph of historical re-creation and a full-bodied romance . . . You feel that, if you were transported back to Pasadena in 1925, Ebershoff's book would enable you to find your way around perfectly."
"--Baltimore Sun"

"Ebershoff's crafting of characters is so sharp, so perfect, that we ache for most of them. . . . [He] has us in thrall, and every word he writes counts.""
--Fort Worth Star-Telegram"

"Full of detail and unerring language . . . magically evokes the rich and varied landscape of Southern California.'"
"--The Boston Sunday Globe"

"A luxurious tragedy . . . gorgeous, full of romance and disaster . . . "Pasadena" is a novel to get lost in."
"--The Christian Science Monitor"

"Wuthering Heights" meets "East of Eden."
" The Wall Street Journal"
"Pasadena" is like a grand opera. . . . [David] Ebershoff must be applauded for the grandness of his design, for grand characters, For grand setting, and . . . for his grand vision of Pasadena as the center of real history.
" Los Angeles Times Book Review"
Both a triumph of historical re-creation and a full-bodied romance . . . You feel that, if you were transported back to Pasadena in 1925, Ebershoff s book would enable you to find your way around perfectly.
" Baltimore Sun"
Ebershoff s crafting of characters is so sharp, so perfect, that we ache for most of them. . . . [He] has us in thrall, and every word he writes counts.""
Fort Worth Star-Telegram"
Full of detail and unerring language . . . magically evokes the rich and varied landscape of Southern California.
" The Boston Sunday Globe"
A luxurious tragedy . . . gorgeous, full of romance and disaster . . . "Pasadena" is a novel to get lost in.
" The Christian Science Monitor""

Wuthering Heights meets East of Eden.
The Wall Street Journal
Pasadena is like a grand opera. . . . [David] Ebershoff must be applauded for the grandness of his design, for grand characters, For grand setting, and . . . for his grand vision of Pasadena as the center of real history.
Los Angeles Times Book Review
Both a triumph of historical re-creation and a full-bodied romance . . . You feel that, if you were transported back to Pasadena in 1925, Ebershoff s book would enable you to find your way around perfectly.
Baltimore Sun
Ebershoff s crafting of characters is so sharp, so perfect, that we ache for most of them. . . . [He] has us in thrall, and every word he writes counts."
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Full of detail and unerring language . . . magically evokes the rich and varied landscape of Southern California.
The Boston Sunday Globe
A luxurious tragedy . . . gorgeous, full of romance and disaster . . . Pasadena is a novel to get lost in.
The Christian Science Monitor"

"Wuthering Heights meets East of Eden."
--The Wall Street Journal

"Pasadena is like a grand opera. . . . [David] Ebershoff must be applauded for the grandness of his design, for grand characters, For grand setting, and . . . for his grand vision of Pasadena as the center of 'real history.'"
--Los Angeles Times Book Review

"Both a triumph of historical re-creation and a full-bodied romance . . . You feel that, if you were transported back to Pasadena in 1925, Ebershoff's book would enable you to find your way around perfectly."
--Baltimore Sun

"Ebershoff's crafting of characters is so sharp, so perfect, that we ache for most of them. . . . [He] has us in thrall, and every word he writes counts."
--Fort Worth Star-Telegram

"Full of detail and unerring language . . . magically evokes the rich and varied landscape of Southern California.'"
--The Boston Sunday Globe

"A luxurious tragedy . . . gorgeous, full of romance and disaster . . . Pasadena is a novel to get lost in."
--The Christian Science Monitor

About the Author

David Ebershoff is the author of The Danish Girl, a New York Times Notable Book and the winner of the Rosenthal Foundation Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters and the Lambda Literary Award. His collection of stories, The Rose City, was named one of the best books of 2001 by the Los Angeles Times. His books have been published in more than a dozen countries to critical acclaim. Since 1998, he has been the publishing director of the Modern Library. He has taught at New York University and Princeton, where he is now a visiting lecturer. Originally from Pasadena, he is a graduate of Brown University and the University of Chicago, and he currently lives in New York City. He can be reached at www.ebershoff.com.

About this edition

• Publisher: Random House Inc
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0375504567
• ISBN 13: 9780375504563
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 485