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The bestselling author of Birdsong and Charlotte Gray delivers an enthralling, vibrantly evocative novel set in America in 1960, when the country stood poised between the paranoia of the Cold War and the ebullience of the New Frontier. Faulks' heroine is Mary Van der Linden, a pretty,... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Mary: Add a description of this character.
- Charlie Van Der Linden
- Frank Renzo
- Kennedy
- Richard Nixon
- Katy Renshaw
- Louisa
- Edward Renshaw
- Elizabeth
- Dolores
- David Oliver
- Benton
- Mccarthy
- Duncan
- Pierre Salinger
- Godley
- Lauren Williams
- Moone
- James
- Rigaud
- Emmett Till
- Deke Sheppard
- Billy Foy
- Bryant
- Milam
- Eisenhower
- Dien Bien Phu
- Symington
- Eddie
- Kelly Eberstadt
- Vernon Williams
- Beatrice
- Weissman
- O'brien
- Roxanne
- Malbrook
Setting & Locations edit
- New York
- Washington
- London
- Chicago
- Moscow
- America
- Europe
- Tokyo
- England
- Boston
- Minneapolis
- Saigon
- United States
- France
- Georgetown
- Paris
- Ukraina
- Italy
- California
- Norfolk
- Kaiser Manhattan
- Hudson
- Oregon
- Hanoi
- Detroit
- East River
- Pacific
- White House
- Primrose Hill
- Wild Turkey
- Florence
- Soviet Union
First Sentence edit
The van der Lindens' house was distinguished from the others on the street by the creeper that covered half the front, running up to the children's rooms beneath the eaves, where at night the glow from the sidewalk lamp gave to Number 1064 the depth and shadow of a country settlement, somewhere far away from this tidy urban street.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Sebastian Faulks (Author)
Other Contributors:
- Pierre Guglielmina (Translator)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Vintage Books
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2003
ISBN: 0375704566
Page Count: 368
Publisher: Vintage Books
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2003
ISBN: 0375704566
Page Count: 368
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- Dewey: 823.914
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