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Description edit
From best-selling and award-winning author Kevin Brockmeier: a new novel of stunning artistry and imagination about the wounds we all bear and the light that radiates from us all. What if our pain was the most beautiful thing about us? In the aftermath of a fatal car accident, a private... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Morse Putnam Strawbridge: A surprisingly durable street urchin
- Jason Williford: a photojournalist
- Carol Ann Page: a data analyst
- Chuck Carter: a schoolchild
- Ryan Shifrin: a missionary
- Nina Poggione: a writer
- Morse Putnam Strawbridge: a street vendor
First Sentence edit
It was Friday evening, half an hour before the light struck, and she was attempting to open a package with a carving knife.
Series & Lists edit
This is book 5 of 13 in Amazon.com Best Books of February (2011). (authoritative list)
Preceded by Townie, and followed by Sex and the River Styx.
This is book 5 of 10 in NPR Best Novels of 2011. (authoritative list)
Preceded by The Art of Fielding, and followed by The Leftovers.
This book is in 2011 Published Books. (community list)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Kevin Brockmeier (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Pantheon Books
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2011
ISBN: 978-0-375-42531-8
Page Count: 257
Publisher: Pantheon Books
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2011
ISBN: 978-0-375-42531-8
Page Count: 257
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: PS3602.R63145 2010
- Dewey: 813.6
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