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The Borrower
The Borrower
paperback
Published:
7 July, 2011
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| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9780434021000 |
| ISBN10 | 0434021008 |
| Number Of Pages | 336 |
| Item Weight | 357 g |
| Product Dimensions | 134 x 26 x 214 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | William Heinemann |
| Format | paperback |
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The Borrower's out and out charm is heightened by its furious, righteous heart and conviction that books offer salvation and hope when life is messy and near-unbearable Marie Claire Makkai takes several risks in her sharp, often witty text, replete with echoes of children's classics from Goodnight Moon to The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, as well as more ominous references to Lolita...the moving final chapters affirm the power of books to change people's lives even as they acknowledge the unbreakable bonds of home and family. Smart, literate and refreshingly unsentimental. Kirkus Rarely is a first novel as smart and engaging and learned and funny and moving as The Borrower. -- Richard Russo, Pulitzer Prize-winning and bestselling author of That Old Cape Magic and Empire Falls Rebecca Makkai takes all the best features of the children's books her characters love and sweeps them straight into her first novel: their warmth, their vibrancy, their joy at setting their inventions in motion and following them wherever they might lead. She is a generous, original, and arresting writer, and any story she wants to tell, I want to listen. -- Kevin Brockmeier She's a great writer...a wonderfully entertaining story packed with moral conundrums and beautiful writing -- Patrick Neale, Jaffe & Neal Bookshops The Bookseller
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Author's Bio
Rebecca Makkai's stories have been anthologised in the Best American Short Stories 2010, 2009, and 2008, and have appeared in Tin House, Ploughshares, The Threepenny Review, and on Public Radio's Selected Shorts. The Borrower is her first novel. She lives north of Chicago with her husband and two daughters. For more information visit Rebecca's website: www.rebeccamakkai.com