Sutton (Thorndike Press Large Print Core) - Hardcover

Moehringer, J. R.

 
9781410451118: Sutton (Thorndike Press Large Print Core)

Synopsis

A fictionalized account of Willie Sutton, one of the most notorious criminals in American history, traces his life, his doomed romance with his first love, and his surprise pardon on Christmas Eve in 1969.

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Review

‘A terrific first novel by turns suspenseful, funny, romantic, and sad―in short, a book you won’t be able to put down’
John Burnham Schwartz, author of Reservation Road

‘Astonishing detail ... an unerring sense of place and history ... a fascinating portrait of a criminal’ People magazine

‘With a voice at once sentimental and muscular, Moehringer is like John Irving or Roddy Doyle ... at its core the novel is a love letter to New York’ Entertainment Weekly

‘What Hilary Mantel did for Thomas Cromwell, J.R. Moehringer now does for Willie Sutton’ Newsday

About the Author

J.R. Moehringer, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for feature writing in 2000, is a former national correspondent for the Los Angeles Times. Author of the bestselling memoir, The Tender Bar, he is also the co-author of Open by Andre Agassi.

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