Letter from Point Clear - Hardcover

McFarland, Dennis

3.19

323 ratings by Goodreads

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0805077669 ISBN 13: 9780805077667

Publisher: Henry Holt & Co, 2007

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Returning to the family home in Point Clear, Alabama, siblings Ellen and Morris Owen plan to "rescue" their youngest sister, Bonnie, a one-time unsuccessful actress in New York City, from a marriage to a handsome and charismatic evangelical preacher, who has saved Bonnie from her self-destructive ways and who launches a campaign to save her gay brother Morris, as well. 50,000 first printing.

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Review:

"I was already a fan of Dennis McFarland, so I'm happy to report that this is his best, most moving book so far. His characters, members of a privileged yet very poignant clan, surprised me again and again by the ways in which they won my heart. I know how trite it sounds to say that their story made me laugh and cry (and often), but that's the delightful truth."-- Julia Glass, author of "The Whole World Over"

"I was already a fan of Dennis McFarland, so I'm happy to report that this is his best, most moving book so far. His characters, members of a privileged yet very poignant clan, surprised me again and again by the ways in which they won my heart. I know how trite it sounds to say that their story made me laugh and cry (and often), but that's the delightful truth."--Julia Glass, author of "The Whole World Over"

"Addictively readable . . . [McFarland] is a master satirist, subtle and unerring in his portrait of contemporary life."--"O, The Oprah Magazine"

"A beautiful work, one of those novels that is constantly aware of the surrounding natural world . . . "Letter from Point Clear" likely will draw the praise [McFarland's] five previous ones did, and deserves it."--"Chicago"" Sun Times"

"An emotionally rich family drama propelled by vivid characters and lovely writing . . . This is not a novel for readers who like endings neatly resolved. Consider it more an unsolved emotional mystery: no crime, no gimmicks, but chock-full of lovely clues."--"USA Today"

"Dennis McFarland's forte is family psyche, a dynamic masterfully exploited in Letter from Point Clear."--"St. Louis Post-Dispatch"

"Dennis McFarland again displays his knack for eloquent subtlety. Letter from Point Clear takes on religion, family dysfunction and gay marriage, among other issues, but not in a didactic way."--"Los Angeles Times"

"Addictively readable . . . [McFarland] is a master satirist, subtle and unerring in his portrait of contemporary life."--"O, The Oprah Magazine "

"Dennis McFarland's forte is family psyche, a dynamic masterfully exploited in Letter from Point Clear."--"St. Louis Post-Dispatch"

Addictively readable . . . [McFarland] is a master satirist, subtle and unerring in his portrait of contemporary life. "O, The Oprah Magazine"

A beautiful work, one of those novels that is constantly aware of the surrounding natural world . . . "Letter from Point Clear" likely will draw the praise [McFarland's] five previous ones did, and deserves it. "Chicago Sun Times"

An emotionally rich family drama propelled by vivid characters and lovely writing . . . This is not a novel for readers who like endings neatly resolved. Consider it more an unsolved emotional mystery: no crime, no gimmicks, but chock-full of lovely clues. "USA Today"

Dennis McFarland's forte is family psyche, a dynamic masterfully exploited in Letter from Point Clear. "St. Louis Post-Dispatch"

Dennis McFarland again displays his knack for eloquent subtlety. Letter from Point Clear takes on religion, family dysfunction and gay marriage, among other issues, but not in a didactic way. "Los Angeles Times""

"Addictively readable . . . [McFarland] is a master satirist, subtle and unerring in his portrait of contemporary life." --O, The Oprah Magazine

"A beautiful work, one of those novels that is constantly aware of the surrounding natural world . . . Letter from Point Clear likely will draw the praise [McFarland's] five previous ones did, and deserves it." --Chicago Sun Times

"Dennis McFarland's forte is family psyche, a dynamic masterfully exploited in Letter from Point Clear." --St. Louis Post-Dispatch

About the Author:

Dennis McFarland is the bestselling author of Prince Edward, Singing Boy, School for the Blind, A Face at the Window, and The Music Room. His fiction has appeared in Best American Short Stories and The New Yorker. He lives with his family in Massachusetts.

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