In a small Long Island town during the first months of World War II, Evan Shepard, a young machinist married for the second time, agrees to share a house with his wife's family and becomes torn by divided loyalties
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"Yates writes with a sympathy so clear-hearted that it often feels like nostalgia for his own youth, and yet he is also thoroughly uncompromising in revealing their capacity for self-delusion, their bewilderment in the face of failure" (New York Times)
"So consistently well-written, just, unsentimental and sympathetic" (Washington Post)
"Read and weep" (Kate Atkinson)
"Yates's prose is as elegant and minimalist as ever... He simply tells the story - in easily comprehensible but perfectly pitched language" (Leyla Sanai www.rocksbackpagesblogs.com)
A brilliantly written exploration of youth and self-delusion by the author of Revolutionary Road
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hardcover. Condition: Good. Ex-library; usual treatments. Nice jacket and cover. Clean pages. Binding is secure. Seller Inventory # W2-4-240707002
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Seller: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First Edition, First Printing. Not price-clipped. Published by Delacorte Press/ Seymour Lawrence, 19986 Octavo. Hardcover. Book is very good with spotting on page ends. Dust jacket is very good with shelf/edge wear and toning.100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York. Seller Inventory # 365482
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Shelf wear. Tanning along fore edges and pages. Rubbing and fading to jacket. Spine creases. Spine is slightly cocked. Ex-library copy with associated stamps, markings, pocket and mylar cover. Seller Inventory # krb19789
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 1st edition. Hardbound in unclipped dust jacket. Dust jacket shows minor wear & age toning, otherwise very good. Seller Inventory # 94053