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"First, I'll tell about the robbery our parents committed. Then about the murders, which happened later."
When fifteen-year-old Dell Parsons' parents rob a bank, his sense of normal life is forever altered. In an instant, this private cataclysm drives his life into before and after, a... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Bev Parsons: The father, retired air force.
- Rudy Patterson: Berner's first 'love' in the town of Great Falls.
- Neeva Kamper: The mother, a schoolteacher. Jewish heritage, unhappy with how her life has turned out.
- Ruskin: Add a description of this character.
- Berner Rachel Parsons: Dell's twin sister.
- Hitler: Leader of Nazi Germany.
- Raymond Jepps: An American sent to Canada to investigate Arthur Remlinger.
- Stalin
- Clare: Dell's wife.
- Florence La Blanc: Older friend of Arthur Remlinger in the town of Fort Royal. Befriends Dell. An artist.
- Mikhail Tal: A famous Russian chess player.
- Mr. Vincent
- Mildred Remlinger: A friend of Neeva's in the town of Great Falls.
- Mrs. Gedins: The cook at the hotel in Fort Royal.
- Dell Parsons: Main character. Twin brother to Berner. Relates life lessons to major events in his life.
- Louis Crosley: An American sent to Canada to investigate Arthur Remlinger.
- Mr. Arthur Remlinger: An eccentric, deceptive man originally from Detroit but now hiding out in the town of Fort Royal where he owns the local hotel. He's another character (among many in this book) who drives the author's point home about life changing events, sometimes within our control and sometimes not.
- Charley Quarters: A dirty, perhaps perverted man that becomes "roommates' with Dell. In charge of leading Sports on goose hunting expeditions.
- Castro: Cuba.
- Bishop
- Marvin Williams
- Uncle Cleo
- Bonnie Parker
- Clyde Barrow
- Marjorie: A "wayward" school girl.
- Glenn Miller: Jazz musician.
- Kennedy: Former president.
- Benito Mussolini: Italy.
- Eisenhower: Former President.
- Franklin Roosevelt: Former President.
- Digby
Quotes edit
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“What I know is, you have a better chance in life ---of survivng it---if you tolerate loss well; manage not to be a cynic through it all; to subordinate, as Ruskin implied, to keep proportion, to connect the unequal things into a whole that preserves the good, even if admittedly good is often not simple to find.”
Setting & Locations edit
- Canada
- Great Falls
- Montana
- North Dakota
- Partreau
- America
- Saskatchewan
- Fort Royal
- Alabama
- Seattle
- Michigan
- Winnipeg
- Detroit
- Florence
- Chicago
- Tacoma
- Mississippi
- California
- Creekmore
- Buick
- States
- San Francisco
- Missouri River
- Fort Shaw
- Manitoba
- New York
- Russia
- Glendive
- Alberta
- Main Street
- Elmira
- Texas
- Oscoda
- Toronto
- State Fair
First Sentence edit
First, I'll tell about the robbery our parents committed.
Series & Lists edit
This book is in 2012 Published Books. (community list)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Richard Ford (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Ecco
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: First Edition edition (May 22, 2012)
ISBN: 0061692042
Page Count: 420
Publisher: Ecco
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: First Edition edition (May 22, 2012)
ISBN: 0061692042
Page Count: 420
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- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813
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